Abstract
Thrombolytic therapy is usually contraindicated after abdominal surgery because of the risk of bleeding. We report a case of a 73-year-old woman who was admitted because of anterior wall acute myocardial infarction (AMI) two weeks after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. She was treated with streptokinase, aspirin and heparin and subsequently developed a hematoma at the site of the removed gallbladder. Our observation suggests that thrombolytic therapy for anterior AMI, two weeks after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, should be considered as a relative contraindication and an optional treatment in this life-threatening situation. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 71-72 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Cardiology |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Acute myocardial infarction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Reperfusion
- Thrombolytic therapy