Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2707637 | Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Background and PurposeAlthough brain embolism is a uncommon complication of myocardial infarction, sequential treatment of cerebral and coronary artery occlusion within a 4-hour time window is unusual. Summary: of case A 60 year-old man experienced successful intravenous recombinant thrombolysis (tPA) for acute middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion followed by efficient angioplasty stenting of a troponin-negative coronary occlusion which, while painless, involved clear electrocardiographic abnormalities. Both pathologies were treated within a 4-hour time window.ConclusionAcute brain and heart ischemia may be successfully treated within a 4-hour time window, thanks to an efficient multidisciplinary approach.
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Authors
I.-C. Ralea, G. Rioufol, S. Cakmak, L. Derex, N. Nighoghossian,