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This study aims to characterize the treatment and outcomes of thromboembolism in pediatric patients with cardiac disease.

Treatment and outcomes of thromboembolism in paediatric patients with cardiac disease in a cardiac ICU: a single-centre retrospective study

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Retrospective study characterizes thromboembolism treatment outcomes in pediatric cardiac patients, suggesting variability in strategies.

This study aims to characterize the treatment and outcomes of thromboembolism in pediatric patients with cardiac disease.
Conducted a single-centre, retrospective cohort study of children aged < 21 years with cardiac disease.
Analyzed demographics, thromboembolism characteristics, antithrombotic drug regimens, and outcomes.
Included patients diagnosed with acute symptomatic thromboembolism from October 2020 to September 2024.
Out of 865 eligible patients, 75 (8.7%) developed acute symptomatic thromboembolism.
Recurrent thromboembolism occurred in 28 (37.3%) patients, more likely in those with single ventricle physiology (OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.1 to 9.4, p = 0.04).
Clinically relevant bleeding occurred in 10 (13.3%) patients, significantly linked to combined antithrombotic therapy (p = 0.02).

Kiskaddon et al. (2026) studied this question.

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