Early administration of therapeutic anticoagulation following intravenous thrombolysis for acute cardiogenic embolic stroke caused by left ventricular thrombus: case report and topic review

Early administration of therapeutic anticoagulation following intravenous thrombolysis for acute cardiogenic embolic stroke caused by left ventricular thrombus: case report and topic review

Cardiogenic cerebral embolism represents 20% of all acute ischemic strokes with one third of these being caused by left ventricular thrombus (LVT). LVT is not a contraindication for treatment with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV rtPA) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Howev...

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Main Authors: Rick eGill, Elisabeth eDonahey, Sean eRuland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
pharmacokinetics
thrombolysis
Acute ischemic stroke
alteplase
anticoagulation
rtPA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2015.00009/full

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