Spontaneous thrombosis of the ductus arteriosus in a newborn, complicated by thrombus migration and massive pulmonary embolism

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Sep;17(9):1026. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jew108. Epub 2016 May 25.

Authors

P Ciliberti¹, C Esposito², F Drago², G Rinelli²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Piazza Sant'Onofrio 4, Rome 00165, Italy paolo.ciliberti@opbg.net.
² Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Piazza Sant'Onofrio 4, Rome 00165, Italy.

PMID: 27225812
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jew108

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Ductus Arteriosus / diagnostic imaging*
Ductus Arteriosus / pathology
Echocardiography*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / diagnostic imaging*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / therapy
Risk Assessment
Term Birth
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / drug therapy

Substances

Anticoagulants