Intracardiac Thrombi in Preterm Infants-A Case Study and Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal Diagnostics (Basel)

Specialty Radiology

Date 2023 Feb 25

PMID 36832252

Authors

Ayala Gover

Dawod Sharif

Liat Yaniv

Arieh Riskin

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Abstract

Intracardiac thrombi in preterm infants are not common but may lead to fatal outcomes. Predisposing and risk factors include small vessel size, hemodynamic instability, immaturity of the fibrinolytic system, indwelling central catheters and sepsis. In this paper, we present our own experience with a case of a catheter-related right atrial thrombus in a preterm infant, which was successfully treated with an aspiration thrombectomy. Then, we review the literature on intracardiac thrombosis in preterm infants: epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs, echocardiographic diagnostic features and treatment options are discussed.

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