Angioedema Secondary to tPA Use in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient with Hypertension: A Case Report

Introduction: A well-documented complication of administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in stroke patients is acute intracranial bleeding. A lesser known but still significant complication is angioedema secondary to tPA administration, which can develop in certain individuals with risk fact...

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Main Authors: Chris Kim, Andrea Hladik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2021-05-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5vw1g0x0