Mitral valve and left ventricular thrombi in an infant with acquired protein C deficiency. A case report.
The authors present an infant with left ventricular and mitral valve thrombi diagnosed by cross-sectional echocardiography. Thrombosis was due to acquired transient protein C deficiency, which was caused by impaired liver function due to sepsis. Because the thombi were very large and mobile, urgent surgery was performed. Eight weeks later, the patient's protein C level returned to normal ranges. The authors suggest that in all cases with intracardiac thrombosis, protein C deficiency should be investigated.
Atalay
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Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University, Turkey.
Imamoglu
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A
Ikizler
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C
Uluoglu
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O
Ocal
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B
D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D020151:Protein C Deficiency; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery