title: Unusual intraatrial thrombus in a neonate with coarctation of the aorta.
abstract: Left atrial thrombus in neonates is uncommon. We describe a newborn with coarctation of the aorta, in whom a thrombus confined to the left appendage was discovered on the first day of life and was thought to be a myxoma.
authors: Cardiology Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, El Ain street km 0,5, Sfax 3029, Tunisia. Electronic address: dorraabid@yahoo.com.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Abid
authors: Department of pediatrics, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax 3029, Tunisia.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Ben Ameur
authors: Department of Congenital Heart Surgery, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, University Paris-Sud, Le Plessis-Robinson, France.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ly
authors: Department of Radiology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax 3029, Tunisia.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Daoud
authors: Department of pediatrics, Hopital Mohamed Ben Sassi, 6014 Gabes, Tunisia.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mrabet
authors: Department of pediatrics, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax 3029, Tunisia.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Hachicha
authors: Department of Radiology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax 3029, Tunisia.
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Mnif
authors: Cardiology Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, El Ain street km 0,5, Sfax 3029, Tunisia.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kammoun
mesh_terms: D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography