title: Unusual left atrial appendage thrombus in a neonate with normal heart after sustained supraventricular tachycardia.
abstract: Left atrial appendage thrombi in neonates are uncommon. We describe a neonate with a large thrombus in the left atrial appendage detected by echocardiography after a paroxystic sustained supraventricular tachycardia associated with intermittent Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Mechanisms and therapy of atrial thrombosis in neonates are briefly discussed.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trappan
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benettoni
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography