Streptokinase therapy in a five-year-old child with prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis.
Intravenous streptokinase therapy for prosthetic valve thrombosis in a 5-year-old child is reported for its rarity. The therapy is safe and effective and as in adults, should be considered the first line of treatment for prosthetic valve thrombosis in children.
Kothari
S S
SS
Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Wasir
S H
SH
D002675:Child, Preschool; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
D013300:Streptokinase