Neonatal systemic thromboembolism secondary to ductus arteriosus aneurysm and patent foramen ovale

Congenit Heart Dis. 2013 Jan-Feb;8(1):E5-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2011.00555.x. Epub 2011 Jul 31.

Abstract

Ductus arteriosus aneurysm (DAA) can be associated with neonatal thromboembolism. We report a neonate with systemic thromboembolism causing acute cerebral infarction with DAA, arterial, and venous thrombosis, discovered on CT angiography. The role of DAA was suspected as a potential etiology of systemic thromboembolism in this case. CT angiography with three-dimensional reconstruction was valuable delineating the adjunctive vascular structures. Screening for presence of DAA may be considered in the neonatal thromboembolism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / etiology
  • Coronary Angiography / methods
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Ductus Arteriosus*
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / complications*
  • Heart Aneurysm / complications*
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Thromboembolism / complications
  • Thromboembolism / etiology*
  • Ultrasonography