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Catheter-induced acute Blalock-Taussig shunt thrombosis and bailout.

Bassel Mohmmad NijresPaul M NelsonJoseph J Vettukattil
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2020)
Modified Blalock-Taussig shunt thrombosis is a life-threatening event. We describe an extremely rare catheter-induced shunt thrombosis in an infant with complex CHD and its successful treatment utilising a single low dose of local recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in conjunction with balloon angioplasty.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary embolism
  • low dose
  • pulmonary artery
  • ultrasound guided
  • coronary artery
  • high glucose
  • diabetic rats
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • drug induced
  • cell free