Effectiveness of pharmacomechanical thrombolysis in infants and children

A Robinson; K E Fellows; N D Bridges; J J Rome

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01416-8

Effectiveness of pharmacomechanical thrombolysis in infants and children

Am J Cardiol. 2001 Feb 15;87(4):496-9, A8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01416-8.

Authors

A Robinson¹, K E Fellows, N D Bridges, J J Rome

Affiliation

¹ Cardiac Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA.

PMID: 11179547
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01416-8

Abstract

Between March 1995 and February 2000, 10 children with major thromboses were treated with local pharmacomechanical thrombolysis. Clinical improvement was found in 8 patients: follow-up angiography showed complete thrombus resolution in 5 patients and subtotal resolution in 4.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Angiography
Angioplasty, Balloon
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Retrospective Studies
Thrombectomy
Thromboembolism / therapy*
Thrombolytic Therapy
Treatment Outcome