Thromboembolic diseases in neonates and children.

Telemedicine application in diagnosing and managing heart diseases in neonates and children: A systematized review

Malassezia flora of neonates hospitalized in hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Ssciences

Background and aim: Malassezia yeasts are normal flora of humans and warm-blooded animals. These lipophilic yeasts are associated with skin diseases in neonates such as pityriasis versicolor, neonatal postulitis and seborrheic or atopic dermatitis. Moreover in the recent years, these yeasts are increasingly isolated form fatal catheter-related fungemia in premature neonates. Concerning th...

Evaluation of Serum Levels of N-terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Neonates with Respiratory Distress

Background: Acute respiratory distress (ARD) is a critical respiratory failure due to lung injury of neonates leading to the clinical appearance of poor lung compliance. The aimed of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic values in differentiating respiratory from heart diseases with using of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP) and Atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP) in neonates...

Preterm infant with a catastrophic hemorrhagic-thromboembolic incident.

Thrombotic disease of the newborn is uncommon but usually associated with serious morbidity and mortality. Although the operating mechanisms of coagulation and fibrinolysis are the same in all age groups, plasma concentrations of the two systems' components are significantly different in neonates compared to children and adults. This places neonates at greater risk for thrombosis that may rise ...

Increased lipoprotein(a) is an important risk factor for venous thromboembolism in childhood.

BACKGROUND Serum levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] are determined largely by genetic variation in the gene encoding for apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)], the specific protein component of Lp(a) that is very homologous to plasminogen. High plasma levels of Lp(a) increase the risk for premature atherosclerotic vessel diseases. We investigated the little-characterized role of Lp(a) as a risk factor for v...