Title of article :
Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke Due to Cardiac Myxoma
Author/Authors :
Esmaeili ، Sara Department of Neurology - Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Firoozgar Hospital, Student Research Committee - Iran University of Medical Sciences , Shojaei ، Fahimeh Firoozgar Clinical Research and Development Center (FCRDC) - Iran University of Medical Sciences , Bahadori ، Maryam Department of Neurology - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences , Mojtahed ، Mohammad Department of Neurology - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences , Mehrpour ، Masoud Department of Neurology - School of Medicine, Firoozgar Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Background: Myxoma may cause systemic embolization and frequently presents as ischemic stroke. Case Presentation: There have been debates about whether it is safe to use recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) in patients with cardiac myxoma who referred with ischemic stroke to the hospital s emergency. Results: The patient was a young case of atrial myxoma with initial presentation of acute cerebral infarction symptoms who was treated with intravenous rt-PA with no complications. Conclusion: The case provides an evidence of the efficacy and safety of intravenous rt-PA in cases of cardiac myxoma. However, we cannot always expect thrombolytic therapy to be effective, especially in tumor emboli.
Keywords :
Cardiac myxoma , Acute ischemic stroke , rt , PA , IV , thrombolysis , Stroke
Journal title :
Basic and Clinical Neuroscience
Journal title :
Basic and Clinical Neuroscience
