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Drugs Affecting Hemostasis-II

A 50-year-old woman admitted to the coronary unit because of a myocardial infarction received an appropriate multidrug therapy. The next day she complained of an abrupt headache, followed shortly by vomiting and loss of consciousness. A computed tomography scan of the brain confirmed the diagnosis of stroke due to cerebral hemorrhage. Which of the following drugs most likely contributed to the appearance of the patient’s stoke?

ExplanationD The standard therapy of myocardial infarction (MI) includes an intravenous thrombolytic drug (alteplase, reteplase, etc.), which is most effective in the first few hours after onset. Bleeding (most com m on in cerebral vessels) is the most frequent adverse effect of these drugs.