Tenecteplase contraindications
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sheng Shi, M.D. [2]
Contraindications
TNKase therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction is contraindicated in the following situations because of an increased risk of bleeding (seeWARNINGS):
- Active internal bleeding
- History of cerebrovascular accident
- Intracranial or intraspinal surgery or trauma within 2 months
- Intracranial neoplasm, arteriovenous malformation, or aneurysm
- Known bleeding diathesis
- Severe uncontrolled hypertension[1]
References
- ↑ "TNKASE (TENECTEPLASE) KIT [GENENTECH, INC.]". Retrieved 6 February 2014.