Pediatric Thrombosis Program

Program Aims

The UT Health Pediatric Thrombosis Program aims to educate patients, families, and community providers regarding thrombotic diagnoses and genetic predispositions by way of distributed resources and one-on-one teaching to patients, families, and community providers who wish to seek additional understanding; to promote community awareness so that signs and symptoms of thrombosis are recognized and promptly addressed to decrease long term morbidity and mortality; and to collaborate with other pediatric institutions to further increase knowledge of pediatric thrombosis by way of research initiatives to provide optimal care.

Conditions Treated

• Deep venous thrombosis
• Arterial thrombosis
• Pulmonary embolism
• Stroke
• Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis
• Provoked thrombosis, including: cancer related thrombosis, central-line related thrombosis, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, liver failure, and trauma related thrombosis
• Post-thrombotic syndrome
• Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
• May-Thurner Syndrome
• Genetic variants or factors that lead to increased risk for thrombosis, including: Factor V Leiden, Prothrombin, Protein C deficiency, Protein S deficiency, elevated Factor VIII

Program Services

• Hematologic and thrombophilia comprehensive evaluation
• Inpatient and outpatient work-up and management
• Radiographic evaluation
• Medication management
• Genetic counseling
• Risk factor assessment and preventative medicine
• Education
• Psychosocial support
• Physical Therapy
• Clinical Trial Enrollment