Alteplase Causing Cardiac Tamponade after Recent Cardiac Pacemaker Placement
A 56-year-old female presented to the emergency department with evolving cardiac tamponade after receiving alteplase for acute ischemic stroke. This is the first case report of cardiac tamponade from thrombolytics in the setting of recent pacemaker placement. Point-of-care ultrasound was used to mak...
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| author | Corey J. Warf Martin R. Huecker Daniel J. O’Brien Don A. Bertolotti |
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| description | A 56-year-old female presented to the emergency department with evolving cardiac tamponade after receiving alteplase for acute ischemic stroke. This is the first case report of cardiac tamponade from thrombolytics in the setting of recent pacemaker placement. Point-of-care ultrasound was used to make the diagnosis quickly and expedite the patient to the operating room where a pericardial window was performed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bada5c849524d6a96751a909df1159c2022-12-21T18:43:36ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2018-08-012310.5811/cpcem.2018.4.37825cpcem-02-215Alteplase Causing Cardiac Tamponade after Recent Cardiac Pacemaker PlacementCorey J. WarfMartin R. HueckerDaniel J. O’BrienDon A. BertolottiA 56-year-old female presented to the emergency department with evolving cardiac tamponade after receiving alteplase for acute ischemic stroke. This is the first case report of cardiac tamponade from thrombolytics in the setting of recent pacemaker placement. Point-of-care ultrasound was used to make the diagnosis quickly and expedite the patient to the operating room where a pericardial window was performed.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/98061520 |
| spellingShingle | Corey J. Warf Martin R. Huecker Daniel J. O’Brien Don A. Bertolotti Alteplase Causing Cardiac Tamponade after Recent Cardiac Pacemaker Placement Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| title | Alteplase Causing Cardiac Tamponade after Recent Cardiac Pacemaker Placement |
| title_full | Alteplase Causing Cardiac Tamponade after Recent Cardiac Pacemaker Placement |
| title_fullStr | Alteplase Causing Cardiac Tamponade after Recent Cardiac Pacemaker Placement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alteplase Causing Cardiac Tamponade after Recent Cardiac Pacemaker Placement |
| title_short | Alteplase Causing Cardiac Tamponade after Recent Cardiac Pacemaker Placement |
| title_sort | alteplase causing cardiac tamponade after recent cardiac pacemaker placement |
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