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Is it safe to administer thrombolytic therapy to myocardial infarction patients soon after laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

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Is it safe to administer thrombolytic therapy to myocardial infarction patients soon after laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

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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 2000 S.