Open AccessIntracardiac Thromboembolic Complications in Nephrotic Syndrome
Author(s) -
Sylva Skálová
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of comprehensive pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2251-8177
pISSN - 2251-8150
DOI - 10.5812/compreped.45829
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrotic syndrome , intracardiac injection , thrombus , complication , cardiology , surgery
Children with nephrotic syndrome are prone to hypercoagulation disorders and thromboembolism. Of these patients, intracardiac thrombus is the most serious and life-threatening complication, which is detectable by echocardiography and can be successfully treated with plasminogen activator. This review deals with the very rare occurrence of intracardiac thrombi in children with nephrotic syndrome