Gastrointestinal Angioedema as a Side Effect of Alteplase for Acute Stroke

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2020 Nov;31(11):1921-1924. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2020.04.003. Epub 2020 Jul 4.

Authors

Aleksandra Yakhkind¹, Adam Edward Lang², Mayra Montalvo³, Michael D Beland⁴, Shawna Cutting³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Gates 3W, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
² Department of Primary Care, McDonald Army Health Center Fort Eustis, Virginia.
³ Department of Neurology, Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
⁴ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

PMID: 32636132
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2020.04.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioedema / chemically induced*
Angioedema / diagnostic imaging
Female
Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage
Fibrinolytic Agents / adverse effects*
Gastrointestinal Diseases / chemically induced*
Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Stroke / diagnosis
Stroke / drug therapy*
Thrombolytic Therapy / adverse effects*
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / administration & dosage
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / adverse effects*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents
Tissue Plasminogen Activator