Spontaneous retroperitoneal and intracranial hemorrhage following streptokinase therapy in acute myocardial infarction: An autopsy case report
J Forensic Sci. 2023 Oct 31. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15418. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBleeding complications following thrombolytic treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are not infrequent, among which intracranial hemorrhage is commonly reported. In contrast, retroperitoneal hematoma following the administration of thrombolytics is rarely reported in the literature. We are reporting a case of a middle-aged man, who presented with left-sided chest pain and was diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome with anterior wall ST elevation AMI. The patient was administered with thrombolytic drugs, including streptokinas...
Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - October 31, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Sathish Ayyappan Raghvendra Singh Shekhawat Vikas P Meshram Tanuj Kanchan Source Type: research
Spontaneous retroperitoneal and intracranial hemorrhage following streptokinase therapy in acute myocardial infarction: An autopsy case report
J Forensic Sci. 2023 Oct 31. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15418. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBleeding complications following thrombolytic treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are not infrequent, among which intracranial hemorrhage is commonly reported. In contrast, retroperitoneal hematoma following the administration of thrombolytics is rarely reported in the literature. We are reporting a case of a middle-aged man, who presented with left-sided chest pain and was diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome with anterior wall ST elevation AMI. The patient was administered with thrombolytic drugs, including streptokinas...
Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - October 31, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Sathish Ayyappan Raghvendra Singh Shekhawat Vikas P Meshram Tanuj Kanchan Source Type: research
Time to thrombolysis and factors contributing to delays in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
CONCLUSION: Prehospital and hospital-related factors played a significant role in delays to thrombolysis that led to increased morbidity and mortality of patients with STEMI.PMID:37882136 | DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i9.500 (Source: South African Medical Journal)
Source: South African Medical Journal - October 26, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: I Tickley S A Van Blydenstein R Meel Source Type: research
