Pulmonary artery thrombus in a premature neonate treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator.

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Pulmonary artery thrombus is a rarely reported complication in premature neonates. The management of life-threatening thrombotic events in neonates is controversial, especially regarding the use of thrombolytics versus anticoagulation alone for treatment. We report a case of a premature neonate with symptomatic pulmonary artery thrombus treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator who survived without bleeding complications.

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Duke Authors

Bidegain, Margarita
Cotten, Charles Michael
Goldberg, Ronald Norman
Hornik, Chi
Sherwood, Andrew

Cited Authors

DeMeo, SD; Sherwood, A; Hornik, CD; Goldberg, RN; Cotten, CM; Bidegain, M

Published Date

July 2014

Published In

J Perinatol

Volume / Issue

34 / 7

Start / End Page

569 - 571

PubMed ID

24968902

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1476-5543

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1038/jp.2014.34

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United States

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