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A 6-month-old infant developed a left ventricular thrombus in association with low antithrombin-III activity following the repair of a truncus arteriosus.Conservative management was associated with spontaneous resolution of the clot. The significance of this association is discussed.
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Ryan, C.A., Sodar, C.M., Zalzstein, E. et al. Left ventricular thrombus following repair of truncus arterosus. Pediatr Cardiol 11, 57–58 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02239551
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