Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2018; 46(1): 73-75 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2017.53919
A rare complication in a patient taking rivaroxaban: Alveolar hemorrhage
Salih Kılıç1, Erhan Saraçoğlu2, Gülin Alkan31Department of Cardiology, Nizip State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
2Department of Cardiology, Dr Ersin Aslan Training and Research Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
3Department of Internal Medicine, Nizip State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
Alveolar hemorrhage (AH) is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome with a high mortality rate that is characterized by extensive bleeding into the alveolar spaces. AH usually develops secondary to immunological disease and, less frequently, to drug use. Presently described is the case of an 86-year-old woman with AH who had been using rivaroxaban for 6 months.
Keywords: Acute renal failure, alveolar hemorrhage; rivaroxaban.
How to cite this article
Salih Kılıç, Erhan Saraçoğlu, Gülin Alkan. A rare complication in a patient taking rivaroxaban: Alveolar hemorrhage. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2018; 46(1): 73-75
Corresponding Author: Salih Kılıç, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English