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Silent in situ thrombus within a hypoplastic left ventricle in a teenager with Fontan palliation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2020

Daiji Takajo Open the ORCID record for Daiji Takajo [Opens in a new window] ,
Chenni S. Sriram  and
Sanjeev Aggarwal
Daiji Takajo*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA
Chenni S. Sriram
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
Sanjeev Aggarwal
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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Author for correspondence: Daiji Takajo, MD, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, Detroit, MI48201, USA. Tel: +1 (313) 745-1892; Fax: +1 (313) 993-7118. E-mail: dt1449@gmail.com
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Abstract

Thrombosis, especially in the Fontan pathway, is one of the major concerns in patients who underwent Fontan surgery, with reported prevalence of 5–33%. We report a case of thrombus in a rudimentary left ventricle in teenager with no arrhythmia or neurological complications. We also report the special concerns of silent thrombus and role of cardiac MRI in diagnosing an intracardiac thrombus.

Keywords

Fontan palliationthrombushypoplastic left heart syndromecardiac MRI

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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 30 , Issue 8 , August 2020 , pp. 1175 - 1177
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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