Heart attack drug causes fatal stroke in elderly man
James Dorgan, 72, from Raheen, Co Cork, died in the city’s South Infirmary-Victoria Hospital on December 6, 2006, after a thrombolytic, or blood thinning agent, caused the stroke, Cork Coroner’s Court heard yesterday.
Mr Dorgan presented at Cork University Hospital (CUH) at about 3.50pm on December 5 complaining of chest pains.
