Aortic arch thrombosis in the neonate.
J Echocardiogr
; 11(2): 66-8, 2013 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-27278513
ABSTRACT
Aortic arch thrombosis (AAT) of the neonate is rare but life-threatening by fatal compromise associated with thrombotic obstruction of the ascending aorta. We report a neonate with AAT who demonstrated a severe coarctation of the aorta and cerebral hypo-perfusion immediately after birth. Echocardiography confirmed the diagnosis of AAT on the findings of a large thrombus located on the transverse arch and blocking the cervical arterial branches. Low-molecular-weight heparin reduced the size of the thrombus and improved the hemodynamics of coarctation and cerebral perfusion. Echocardiography is a powerful tool to make a diagnosis and to monitor the size and regression of AAT.
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J Echocardiogr
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2013
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Japón
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