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Duplication of the tension apparatus of the tricuspid valve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2005

Sivadasan R. Anil
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
Suresh G. Rao
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
Raman K. Kumar
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India

Abstract

We report an infant with a large perimembranous ventricular septal defect, who had two separate orifices in the tricuspid valve, each supported by separate cordal apparatus, detected incidentally during surgery.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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