Neonatal Pulmonary Artery Thrombosis Presenting as Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

Neonatal Pulmonary Artery Thrombosis Presenting as Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

Pulmonary artery thrombosis in neonates occurs rarely. This report describes the case of a term infant with a pulmonary artery thrombosis presenting as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The risk factors identified in the case included maternal diabetes and heterozygous factor V Leide...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric cardiology 2009-05, Vol.30 (4), p.520-522
Hauptverfasser: Sawyer, Taylor, Antle, Amanda, Studer, Matthew, Thompson, Mark, Perry, Stanton, Mahnke, C. Becket
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiology
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Embolectomy
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis
Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pulmonary Artery
Thrombosis - diagnosis
Thrombosis - surgery
Vascular Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Pulmonary artery thrombosis in neonates occurs rarely. This report describes the case of a term infant with a pulmonary artery thrombosis presenting as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The risk factors identified in the case included maternal diabetes and heterozygous factor V Leiden deficiency. The pulmonary thrombus was successfully treated with percutaneous catheter-based embolectomy.
ISSN:0172-0643
1432-1971
DOI:10.1007/s00246-008-9349-2