Parachute Tricuspid Valve: A Case Treated by Open Heart Surgery.

Authors :: Gupta A
Kalra R
Joshi RK
Aggarwal N
Aggarwal M
Pandey R
Joshi R
Source :: The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 2016 Nov; Vol. 102 (5), pp. e443-e445.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: Parachute valve is the malformation of an atrioventricular valve in which the tension apparatus springs from a single papillary muscle or group of muscles. Parachute tricuspid valve is a rare anomaly with no surgically repaired case to date. We describe a case of parachute deformity of the tricuspid valve leading to hemodynamically significant severe tricuspid stenosis. The present case was successfully repaired surgically along with atrial septal defect (ASD) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure.<br /> (Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)