| Literature DB >> 1586189 |
B Van Overmeire1, P J Van Reempts, K J Van Acker.
Abstract
A newborn is described in whom the use of a central venous line was complicated by septicaemia and by intracardiac thrombus formation with tricuspid valve insufficiency and heart failure. Besides antibiotics, treatment consisted of tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA) for three days. This treatment resulted in the disappearance of the thrombus and the tricuspid insufficiency. No adverse effects were noted. Treatment with tPA should be considered in intracardiac thrombus formation with rapidly progressive heart failure in the neonate.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1586189 PMCID： PMC1590513 DOI： 10.1136/adc.67.4_spec_no.443
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN： 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791