Major stroke in a 19-year-old patient with a univentricular heart

Patients with univentricular heart malformations are at increased risk of suffering from thromboembolic events. We present a case of a 19-year-old woman born with a univentricular heart who suffered a major stroke while being treated with only salicylic acid. At least 20% of patients with univentric...

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Autores principales: Riemann, Mads, Idorn, Lars, Wagner, Aase, Søndergaard, Lars, Kanters, Jørgen K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23345987
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S38158
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author Riemann, Mads
Idorn, Lars
Wagner, Aase
Søndergaard, Lars
Kanters, Jørgen K
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description Patients with univentricular heart malformations are at increased risk of suffering from thromboembolic events. We present a case of a 19-year-old woman born with a univentricular heart who suffered a major stroke while being treated with only salicylic acid. At least 20% of patients with univentricular hearts have been reported to experience thromboembolic events, of which 25% are fatal. Despite the high incidence of thromboembolic events, no consensus has been reached regarding the role of long-term anti-thrombotic treatment in this group of patients. This lack of consensus warrants future studies that compare the different therapeutic strategies.
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spelling pubmed-35496772013-01-23 Major stroke in a 19-year-old patient with a univentricular heart Riemann, Mads Idorn, Lars Wagner, Aase Søndergaard, Lars Kanters, Jørgen K Int J Gen Med Case Report Patients with univentricular heart malformations are at increased risk of suffering from thromboembolic events. We present a case of a 19-year-old woman born with a univentricular heart who suffered a major stroke while being treated with only salicylic acid. At least 20% of patients with univentricular hearts have been reported to experience thromboembolic events, of which 25% are fatal. Despite the high incidence of thromboembolic events, no consensus has been reached regarding the role of long-term anti-thrombotic treatment in this group of patients. This lack of consensus warrants future studies that compare the different therapeutic strategies. Dove Medical Press 2013-01-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3549677/ /pubmed/23345987 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S38158 Text en © 2013 Riemann et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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