Successful management of severe tricuspid regurgitation associated with hydrops fetalis in a case of dysplastic tricuspid valve

Y Misu; S Hiraishi; K Oguchi; K Amano

doi:10.1007/s002469900508

Successful management of severe tricuspid regurgitation associated with hydrops fetalis in a case of dysplastic tricuspid valve

Pediatr Cardiol. 1999 Nov-Dec;20(6):435-7. doi: 10.1007/s002469900508.

Authors

Y Misu¹, S Hiraishi, K Oguchi, K Amano

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228, Japan.

PMID: 10556393
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900508

Abstract

We report a case with hydrops fetalis and severe tricuspid regurgitation due to dysplastic tricuspid valve, diagnosed in utero and followed after birth. The patient was successfully managed on the basis of useful echocardiographic informations.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Hydrops Fetalis / complications*
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Intubation, Intratracheal
Nitroglycerin / therapeutic use
Prenatal Diagnosis
Respiration, Artificial
Treatment Outcome
Tricuspid Valve / abnormalities*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / complications*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / therapy*
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

Vasodilator Agents
Nitroglycerin