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.
MeSH terms
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Echocardiography
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Female
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Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Diseases / etiology*
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Heart Diseases / surgery
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Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Valve Diseases / etiology
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Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
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Heart Ventricles
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Humans
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Infant
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Liver Diseases / complications
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Liver Function Tests
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Protein C Deficiency*
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Streptococcal Infections / complications*
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Streptococcus agalactiae*
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Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
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Thrombosis / etiology*
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Thrombosis / surgery
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / surgery