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An echocardiographic finding mimicking tricuspid atresia in a neonate with dilated cardiomyopathy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2021

Daiji Takajo*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Central Michigan University, Detroit, MI, USA
Pooja Gupta
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Central Michigan University, Detroit, MI, USA
Sanjeev Aggarwal
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Central Michigan University, Detroit, MI, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Daiji Takajo, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. Tel: +1 (313) 745–1892; Fax: (313) 993–7118. E-mail: dt1449@gmail.com

Abstract

We report a neonate with dilated cardiomyopathy and have echocardiographic findings consistent with “functional” tricuspid atresia. There was an echo-bright, plate-like tissue at the tricuspid valve position with no forward flow across it. This report underscores the role of right ventricle intracavitary haemodynamic influence on the tricuspid valve leaflet excursion and demonstrates a phenomenon of “pseudo or functional tricuspid atresia” mimicking tricuspid atresia in a patient with acute presentation of cardiomyopathy.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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