Cardiology in the Young

Table of Contents - 2004 - Volume 14, Issue 04  


Brief Report

Successful repair of critical tricuspid regurgitation secondary to ruptured papillary muscle in a newborn

Kyoung Ah Lim a1, June Huh a1c1 and Tae-Gook Jun a2
a1 Department of Pediatrics, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
a2 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

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lim ka   [PubMed][Google Scholar] 
huh j   [PubMed][Google Scholar] 
jun tg   [PubMed][Google Scholar] 

Abstract

We report a rare case of an isolated critical tricuspid regurgitation due to rupture of a papillary muscle. This patient presented with a cyanosis immediately after birth. Despite mechanical ventilation and medical management to decrease the pulmonary vascular resistance, the low cardiac output persisted, along with the cyanosis. Repair of the tricuspid valve was performed, using an artificial tendinous cord, on the 4th day of life. The short-term result of the surgery is satisfactory, but the patient requires long-term follow-up.

(Accepted March 15 2004)


Key Words: Atrioventricular regurgitation; artificial cords; cyanosis.

Correspondence:
c1 Correspondence to: June Huh MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul, Korea 135-710. Tel: 02 3410 3539; Fax: 02 3410 0043; E-mail: herzhuh@smc.samsung.co.kr

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