Paola Saracco, Rossana Bagna, Chiara Gentilomo, Mariella Magarotto, Alice Viano, Federica Magnetti, Paola Giordano, Matteo Luciani, Angelo Claudio Molinari, Agnese Suppiej, Luca Antonio Ramenghi, Paolo Simioni
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate clinical data and associated risk conditions of noncerebral systemic venous thromboembolism (VT), arterial thromboembolism (AT), and intracardiac thromboembolism (ICT) in neonates. STUDY DESIGN: Data analysis of first systemic thromboembolism occurring in 75 live neonates (0-28 days), enrolled in the Italian Registry of Pediatric Thrombosis from neonatology centers between January 2007 and July 2013. RESULTS: Among 75 events, 41 (55%) were VT, 22 (29%) AT, and 12 (16%) ICT; males represented 65%, and 71% were preterm...
April 2016: Journal of Pediatrics