Venous thrombosis in a 36-day-old infant with transposition of the great arteries and supraventricular tachycardia

Pediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE), although uncommon, can lead to serious morbidity and mortality. Cyanotic congenital heart diseases are one of the most common causes of VTE in children, especially when it is associated with other risk factors for thrombosis. We therefore report a case of righ...

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Main Author: Rand Abdul Haleem Almuhyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/819
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description Pediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE), although uncommon, can lead to serious morbidity and mortality. Cyanotic congenital heart diseases are one of the most common causes of VTE in children, especially when it is associated with other risk factors for thrombosis. We therefore report a case of right femoral vein thrombosis in a 36-day-old infant with transposition of the great arteries who had supraventricular tachycardia and bronchopneumonia.
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spelling doaj.art-77321f41bb7945e1bea95182a2df39b82022-12-22T01:06:43ZengHygeia Press di Corridori MarinellaJournal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine2281-06922020-05-0192e090204e09020410.7363/090204689Venous thrombosis in a 36-day-old infant with transposition of the great arteries and supraventricular tachycardiaRand Abdul Haleem Almuhyi0Alzahraa Medical College, University of Basrah, Basrah, IraqPediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE), although uncommon, can lead to serious morbidity and mortality. Cyanotic congenital heart diseases are one of the most common causes of VTE in children, especially when it is associated with other risk factors for thrombosis. We therefore report a case of right femoral vein thrombosis in a 36-day-old infant with transposition of the great arteries who had supraventricular tachycardia and bronchopneumonia.https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/819thromboembolismcongenital heart diseasetransposition of the great arteriessupraventricular tachycardiainfantbronchopneumonia
spellingShingle Rand Abdul Haleem Almuhyi
Venous thrombosis in a 36-day-old infant with transposition of the great arteries and supraventricular tachycardia
Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
thromboembolism
congenital heart disease
transposition of the great arteries
supraventricular tachycardia
infant
bronchopneumonia
title Venous thrombosis in a 36-day-old infant with transposition of the great arteries and supraventricular tachycardia
title_full Venous thrombosis in a 36-day-old infant with transposition of the great arteries and supraventricular tachycardia
title_fullStr Venous thrombosis in a 36-day-old infant with transposition of the great arteries and supraventricular tachycardia
title_full_unstemmed Venous thrombosis in a 36-day-old infant with transposition of the great arteries and supraventricular tachycardia
title_short Venous thrombosis in a 36-day-old infant with transposition of the great arteries and supraventricular tachycardia
title_sort venous thrombosis in a 36 day old infant with transposition of the great arteries and supraventricular tachycardia
topic thromboembolism
congenital heart disease
transposition of the great arteries
supraventricular tachycardia
infant
bronchopneumonia
url https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/819
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