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Duplication of the tension apparatus of the tricuspid valve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2005

Sivadasan R. Anil ,
Suresh G. Rao  and
Raman K. Kumar
Sivadasan R. Anil
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
Suresh G. Rao
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
Raman K. Kumar
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Abstract

We report an infant with a large perimembranous ventricular septal defect, who had two separate orifices in the tricuspid valve, each supported by separate cordal apparatus, detected incidentally during surgery.

Keywords

Double orifice tricuspid valvevalvar duplication
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , February 2003 , pp. 106 - 108
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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