Key result
Neonatal tricuspid repair with an artificial tendinous cord yields successful short-term outcomes for ruptured papillary muscle.
Why the study?
Isolated critical tricuspid regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture in newborns is rare and requires effective surgical repair strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
Tricuspid valve repair using an artificial tendinous cord can be successfully performed in a newborn with critical tricuspid regurgitation secondary to ruptured papillary muscle.
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Supports feasibility of artificial chordae in rare neonatal tricuspid repair; leaves open long-term durability and generalizability.
We report a rare case of an isolated critical tricuspid regurgitation due to rupture of a papillary muscle. This patient presented with a cyanosis immediately after birth. Despite mechanical ventilation and medical management to decrease the pulmonary vascular resistance, the low cardiac output persisted, along with the cyanosis. Repair of the tricuspid valve was performed, using an artificial tendinous cord, on the 4th day of life. The short-term result of the surgery is satisfactory, but the patient requires long-term follow-up.
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Lim et al. (2004) conducted a case report in Critical tricuspid regurgitation secondary to ruptured papillary muscle (n=1). Repair of the tricuspid valve using an artificial tendinous cord was evaluated on Short-term surgical result. Repair of the tricuspid valve using an artificial tendinous cord in a newborn with critical tricuspid regurgitation due to a ruptured papillary muscle yielded satisfactory short-term results.
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