Newborn With Severely Depressed Left Ventricular Function: Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Newborn

We describe a rare case of spontaneous coronary artery thrombosis in a newborn leading to rapid severe ventricular dysfunction. Early diagnosis is critical and management strategies are varied including hemodynamic support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, systemic/local thrombolytic therapy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ahluwalia, Neha, Pass, Robert H., Aydin, Scott I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8299252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.08.016
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Sumario:We describe a rare case of spontaneous coronary artery thrombosis in a newborn leading to rapid severe ventricular dysfunction. Early diagnosis is critical and management strategies are varied including hemodynamic support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, systemic/local thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator, or surgical thrombectomy. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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