title: Thrombosis of the abdominal aorta in a newborn: case report and review of literature.
abstract: The case of a newborn infant who presented thrombosis in the abdominal portion of the aorta, which resulted in the complete occlusion is reported. Diagnosis was made using Doppler echocardiography. The initial therapeutic approach was clinical support, but as the thrombi started to increase in size (secondary thrombosis) and evolved to the infrarenal terminal aorta, anticoagulation with heparin was indicated. The total disappearance of both the secondary thrombosis and the embolus was evidenced by a subsequent echocardiography after the anticoagulation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Vascular Surgery, São José do Rio Preto University School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Maria Pereira
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: de Godoy
authors.forename: Carlos Henrique
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: De Marchi
authors.forename: Marciali Gonçalves Fonseca
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Maria Carmen Monteiro
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Airton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moscardini
authors.forename: Jane Cristina
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Medeiros
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin