Catheter-related atrial thrombosis: prevalence and risk factors in the pediatric age group-a retrospective study

• Main Authors: Hasan Nassereldine (Author), Adel Hajj-Ali (Author), Joelle Hassanieh (Author), Dima Hamideh (Author), Rola F. Jaafar (Author), Samir Akel (Author), Ahmad Zaghal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Catheter-related right atrial thrombosis (CRAT) is an under-studied complication of a long-term implantable venous access devices (IVAD), particularly in children with incidence rates extrapolated from the adult literature ranging between 2 and 29%. This is a single-center retros...