Intraventricular bleeding after the use of thrombolytics in a cocaine user

Am J Emerg Med. 1996 Nov;14(7):663-4. doi: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90084-4.

Abstract

Cocaine-induced myocardial infarct is a medical emergency with increasing prevalence. The efficacy of thrombolytics in patients with cocaine-induced infarcts has not been well studied. This report describes the case of a patient who presented with presumed cocaine-induced myocardial infarct. The patient was treated with intravenous thrombolysis and developed an intraventricular bleed with herniation and death. Physicians should be aware of this grave consequence in a generally young population.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
  • Cocaine*
  • Emergencies
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy*
  • Plasminogen Activators / adverse effects*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications*
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Plasminogen Activators
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator
  • Cocaine