Key result
Functional fetal tricuspid valve regurgitation with a maximum jet velocity of 3 m/s was observed from 27 weeks of gestation to term in a fetus with normal heart anatomy.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report describes a rare instance of persistent functional fetal tricuspid valve regurgitation in a structurally normal heart.
May occur without pathology in normal fetal hearts; leaves open whether serial monitoring is warranted.
Functional fetal tricuspid valve regurgitation was diagnosed by echocardiography at 27 weeks of gestation as an isolated anomaly with a maximum velocity of the regurgitation jet of 3 m/s. This was also observed at 30, 32 and 35 weeks of gestation and at term. Just after delivery pneumonia was diagnosed in the newborn baby based on clinical symptoms, chest X-ray and laboratory findings. To date persistent fetal tricuspid valve regurgitation has not been described in the literature on normal fetal heart anatomy. Various etiologies and possible pathomechanisms are discussed.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Respondek‐Liberska et al. (2003) conducted a case report in Functional fetal tricuspid valve regurgitation (n=1). Functional fetal tricuspid valve regurgitation was evaluated on Observation of tricuspid valve regurgitation and postnatal outcomes. Functional fetal tricuspid valve regurgitation with a maximum jet velocity of 3 m/s was observed from 27 weeks of gestation to term in a fetus with normal heart anatomy.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: