Intracranial Hemorrhage Associated With Thrombolytic Therapy for Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Lawrence Brass, Judith H. Lichtman, Yun Wang, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Martha J. Radford, Harlan M. Krumholz

Stroke · 2000 · 155 citations · 59 references

Abstract

The rate of intracranial hemorrhage in older patients after treatment with thrombolytic therapy exceeds 1%. Readily available factors can identify elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction at high and low risk for intracranial hemorrhage associated with thrombolytic therapy.

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