Open AccessCritical thrombotic obstruction of transverse aortic arch in a neonate
Author(s) -
Karunakar Vadlamudi,
Shweta Bakhru,
Nageswara Rao Koneti,
Byalaa R. Jagannath
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.157032
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic arch , thrombus , arch , aorta , cardiology , thrombosis , radiology , coarctation of the aorta , civil engineering , engineering
A 3-day-old neonate presented with features suggestive of coarctation of aorta. Echocardiography showed a large organized thrombus in the transverse arch causing obstruction to theaortic arch and carotids with partial recanalization. Patient underwent surgical thromboendarterectomy with arch reconstruction. The evaluation did not reveal any hematological abnormalities and suspected to be due to fetal thromboembolism. Patient improved well, and no neurological deficits were observed during follow-up.