Key result
Severe congenital tricuspid insufficiency resolves spontaneously with normalized right heart volumes in neonatal series.
Why the study?
The clinical course and spontaneous improvement of massive congenital tricuspid insufficiency without Ebstein's disease were not well characterized.
Design
Case series
Follow-up
up to 3.5 years
Authors
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May support expectant management in CTI without Ebstein anomaly; leaves open predictors of spontaneous resolution.
Case Report (n=4)
Massive congenital tricuspid insufficiency in infants can spontaneously resolve, suggesting a potentially conservative initial management approach.
Boucek et al. (1976) conducted a case report in Congenital tricuspid insufficiency (n=4). Congenital tricuspid insufficiency was evaluated on Spontaneous improvement of symptoms and normalization of right atrial and ventricular volumes. Four infants with massive congenital tricuspid insufficiency experienced spontaneous disappearance of symptoms and normalization of right heart volumes over up to 3.5 years of follow-up.
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