Open AccessUnusual presentation of isolated tricuspid valve disease
Author(s) -
Anil Sharma,
Sunil Dixit,
Mohit Sharma,
Neeraj Sharma
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
heart india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6638
pISSN - 2321-449X
DOI - 10.4103/2321-449x.140232
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , regurgitation (circulation) , tricuspid stenosis , cardiology , tricuspid valve , shunt (medical) , presentation (obstetrics) , right to left shunt , stenosis , surgery , percutaneous
Here we present a case 20 year old boy with isolated calcific tricuspid stenosis (TS) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) underwent TV replacement with bioprosthetic valve. After 3 months patient was presented in our emergency with sudden cyanosis, dyspnea at rest, TS and the large patent foramen ovale with large right to left shunt. Patient was re-operated, bioprothetic valve was explanted and mechanical valve was implanted. Patient developed acquired dysfibrogenemia in early post-op period with valvular dysfunction