MITRAL-VALVE AND LEFT-VENTRICULAR THROMBI IN AN INFANT WITH ACQUIRED PROTEIN-C DEFICIENCY - A CASE-REPORT

ATALAY S., IMAMOGLU A., IKIZLER C., ULUOGLU O., OCAL B.

ANGIOLOGY, vol.46, no.1, pp.87-90, 1995 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1995
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/000331979504600112
  • Journal Name: ANGIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.87-90
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The authors present an infant with left ventricular and mitral valve thrombi diagnosed by cross-sectional echocardiography. Thrombosis was due to acquired transient protein C deficiency, which was caused by impaired liver function due to sepsis. Because the thombi were very large and mobile, urgent surgery was performed. Eight weeks later, the patient's protein C level returned to normal ranges. The authors suggest that in all cases with intracardiac thrombosis, protein C deficiency should be investigated.