Congenitally “Inverted” Pulmonary Valve in Tetralogy of Fallot: When Nature Falters

A cyanotic neonate with tetralogy of Fallot was found to have a congenitally inverted pulmonary valve. Diagnosis was made via echocardiography and cardiac catheterization. The valve opened retrograde into the right ventricle, which allowed severe regurgitation and prevented anterograde flow. This re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jhaveri, Simone, Parness, Ira, Geva, Tal, Bock, Matthew J., Love, Barry, Srivastava, Shubhika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Mini-Focus Issue on Valvular Heart Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8298685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.01.030
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Sumario:A cyanotic neonate with tetralogy of Fallot was found to have a congenitally inverted pulmonary valve. Diagnosis was made via echocardiography and cardiac catheterization. The valve opened retrograde into the right ventricle, which allowed severe regurgitation and prevented anterograde flow. This report is the first description of this anomaly in medical literature. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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