Intracardiac Thrombi in Preterm Infants-A Case Study and Review of the Literature.
Ayala GoverDawod SharifLiat YanivArieh RiskinPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
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.
Keyphrases
- preterm infants
- low birth weight
- risk factors
- left atrial appendage
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- ultrasound guided
- systematic review
- intensive care unit
- mitral valve
- pulmonary embolism
- left ventricular
- acute kidney injury
- pulmonary hypertension
- preterm birth
- septic shock
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- metabolic syndrome
- gestational age