Congenital tricuspid insufficiency due to rupture of chordae tendinea secondary to intrauterine obliteration of ductus arteriosus
Congenital rupture of tricuspid chordae tendinea leading to severe tricuspid insufficiency is an extremely rare pathology associated with signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure presenting at birth. If the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology are not made early in life fetal demise may b...
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Published in | Cardiology in the young Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 149 - 152 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Cambridge, UK
Cambridge University Press
01.01.2023
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Summary: | Congenital rupture of tricuspid chordae tendinea leading to severe tricuspid insufficiency is an extremely rare pathology associated with signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure presenting at birth. If the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology are not made early in life fetal demise may become inevitable. We herein present a neonate with central cyanosis and congestive heart failure due to rupture of an anterior leaflet chordae resulting in severe insufficiency of the tricuspid valve who was treated with appropriate surgery. |
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ISSN: | 1047-9511 1467-1107 1467-1107 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S1047951122001482 |