Atalay S, Imamoglu A, Ikizler C, Uluoglu O, Ocal B
Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University, Turkey.
Angiology. 1995 Jan;46(1):87-90. doi: 10.1177/000331979504600112.
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.
