Table 11.

Contraindications to Thrombolysis.

Absolute	Relative	No Contraindication
Previous ICH or stroke of unknown origin at any time	Transient ischemic attack in the preceding 6 months	Menstruation
Ischemic stroke in the preceding 6 months	Oral anticoagulant therapy	Acute Ischemic stroke within 4.5 h
CNS damage or neoplasms or AV malformation	Pregnancy or within 1 week postpartum
Recent major trauma/surgery/head injury (within the preceding 3 weeks)	Refractory hypertension (systolic >180 mmHg and/or diastolic >100 mmHg)
GI bleeding within the past month	Advanced liver disease
Known bleeding disorder (excluding menstration)	Infective endocarditis
Aortic dissection	Active peptic ulcer
Non-compressible punctures in the past 24 h (e.g. liver biopsy, lumbar puncture)	Prolonged or traumatic resuscitation