Thrombotic lesions of the tricuspid valve in the newborn.
Two cases of nonbacterial endocardial thrombi (NBET) on the atrial surface of the tricuspid valve in the full-term infant are presented. The pathophysiology and the events peculiar to the full-term infant that suggest susceptibility to this rare pathological phenomenon are reviewed. The difficulties in diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve