Bleeding Beyond the Heart: Alveolar Hemorrhage Post Thrombolysis
Vaishali Gaba *
Department of Cardiology, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J Group of Hospitals, India.
Kalyan S. Munde
Department of Cardiology, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J Group of Hospitals, India.
Khalil Shaikh
Department of Cardiology, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J Group of Hospitals, India.
Samkit Mutha
Department of Cardiology, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J Group of Hospitals, India.
Hariom Kolapkar
Department of Cardiology, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J Group of Hospitals, India.
Vighnesh Rane
Department of Cardiology, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J Group of Hospitals, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Alveolar hemorrhage (AH) is a rare yet severe clinical condition marked by significant bleeding into the alveolar spaces, often leading to high mortality. AH can occur following systemic thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), a complication that is infrequent but potentially life-threatening and may result in acute respiratory failure. This entity is rarely reported in the literature. This case report presents an instance of AH following intravenous thrombolysis for AMI in a 58-year-old male patient.
Keywords: Alveolar haemorrhage, thrombolysis, acute respiratory failure, acute myocardial infarction