Thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in 7 children. 2013

Melike Sezgin Evim, and Özlem Bostan, and Birol Baytan, and Evren Semizel, and Adalet Meral Günes
1Division of Pediatric Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Uludag, Nilüfer, Bursa, Turkey.

The information about the thromboembolic events, the optimal treatment choice, the dose, and duration of antithrombotic therapy in children are limited. More clinical data are required. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-tPA) is increasingly used in pediatric thrombosis. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical course of 7 children (9.3 ± 2.1 years; 34 days to 16 years) with arterial thrombosis (n = 1) and intracardiac thrombosis (n = 6). The children were treated with r-tPA. The dose ranged between 0.2 and 0.4 mg/kg per h infused for 3 to 4 hours. This dose was repeated between 2 to 7 times till the thrombolysis was achieved. Treatment side effects were closely monitored. Complete clot lysis was achieved in all cases. None of them had severe bleeding except mild recurrent epistaxis occurring in 2 cases. In conclusion, r-tPA is an effective and safe therapy under close hemostatic control in children.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D010959 Tissue Plasminogen Activator A proteolytic enzyme in the serine protease family found in many tissues which converts PLASMINOGEN to FIBRINOLYSIN. It has fibrin-binding activity and is immunologically different from UROKINASE-TYPE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR. The primary sequence, composed of 527 amino acids, is identical in both the naturally occurring and synthetic proteases. Alteplase,Plasminogen Activator, Tissue-Type,T-Plasminogen Activator,Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator,Actilyse,Activase,Lysatec rt-PA,TTPA,Tisokinase,Tissue Activator D-44,Lysatec rt PA,Lysatec rtPA,Plasminogen Activator, Tissue,Plasminogen Activator, Tissue Type,T Plasminogen Activator,Tissue Activator D 44,Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D005343 Fibrinolytic Agents Fibrinolysin or agents that convert plasminogen to FIBRINOLYSIN. Antithrombic Drug,Antithrombotic Agent,Antithrombotic Agents,Fibrinolytic Agent,Fibrinolytic Drug,Thrombolytic Agent,Thrombolytic Agents,Thrombolytic Drug,Antithrombic Drugs,Fibrinolytic Drugs,Thrombolytic Drugs,Agent, Antithrombotic,Agent, Fibrinolytic,Agent, Thrombolytic,Agents, Antithrombotic,Drug, Antithrombic,Drug, Fibrinolytic,Drug, Thrombolytic,Drugs, Antithrombic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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