Double orifice tricuspid valve in an infant with tetralogy of Fallot

Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Mar;81(3):1121-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.01.006.

Abstract

Atrioventricular valve duplication, also known as double orifice valve, is an excitingly rare anomaly that can involve either the mitral or more uncommonly the tricuspid valve. Herein we describe a case of a double orifice tricuspid valve that prejudiced the complete repair in a symptomatic infant with tetralogy of Fallot.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery
  • Humans
  • Hypothermia, Induced
  • Infant
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tricuspid Valve / abnormalities*
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery*