Key result
Complex tricuspid valve repair successfully rescues a neonate with severe TR and hydrops fetalis.
Why the study?
Congenital tricuspid valve regurgitation is rare, and chordae tendinae rupture is an even more uncommon finding in neonates.
Tricuspid valve repair using artificial chordae, leaflet approximation, and annular reduction can be successfully performed as rescue therapy in neonates with severe tricuspid regurgitation due to chordae tendinae rupture.
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May support rescue repair in select neonates with severe TR; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before broader adoption.
Congenital tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR) is rare, and chordae tendinae rupture is an even more uncommon finding in neonates. We describe a case with intrauterine tricuspid valve chordae tendinae rupture leading to severe TR and hydrops fetalis. Successful tricuspid valve repair using artificial chordae, leaflet approximation, and annular reduction were used as rescue therapy for the neonate.
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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question. Tricuspid valve repair using artificial chordae, leaflet approximation, and annular reduction successfully rescued a neonate with severe tricuspid regurgitation and hydrops fetalis.
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