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ArticleCureus2021

Paradoxical Thromboembolic Ischemic Stroke Following Tissue Plasminogen Activator Instillation for Clogged Central Venous Dialysis Catheter.

Ifeanyi Nwosu, Emeka Ibeson, Sehajpreet Singh, Ranbir Singh, Amit Gulati, Dmitriy Zadushlivy, Yizhak Kupfer, Anna Derman, Britney Clemen, Arjun Basnet and 2 more

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ifeanyi NwosuInternal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA.
Emeka IbesonInternal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA.
Sehajpreet SinghInternal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA.
Ranbir SinghCritical Care Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA.
Amit GulatiInternal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA.
Dmitriy ZadushlivyInternal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA.
Yizhak KupferCritical Care, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA.
Anna DermanNeuroradiology, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA.
Britney ClemenInternal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA.
Arjun BasnetInternal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA.
Geraldine NsoforInternal Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital, Milton Keynes, GBR.
Annabel U OgarInternal Medicine, Peterborough City Hospital, Peterborough, GBR.
Milton Keynes Hospital · GBMaimonides Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central venous catheters including dialysis catheters are a potential source of venous thrombosis and pose a risk for paradoxical embolic events including ischemic stroke and systemic embolism in patients with a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The adult population with a PFO and patients with a central venous dialysis catheter (CVDC) are at increased risk of a paradoxical embolic event. Since bubble study is not routinely done during echocardiogram in a patient with CVDC, it is difficult to identify at-risk patients for paradoxical embolic events during catheter manipulation, especially for clogged CVDC. We report a rare case of a 79-year-old lady with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis (HD) using a CVDC who developed a paradoxical embolic ischemic stroke following the use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for unclogging a dialysis catheter. We aimed to highlight the existing risks of thromboembolism associated with the long-term use of central CVDC, especially the potential risk of paradoxical embolism and ischemic stroke with the use of tPA for management of clogged dialysis catheters. We emphasize the questionable need for a bubble study echocardiogram in all patients requiring long-term dialysis catheters.

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central venous dialysis catheterischemic strokeparadoxical embolismpatent foramen ovalistissue plasminogen activator

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PMID35036188
PMCPMC8752339
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