- Original Article
- The Pathophysiology of the Transient Neonatal Tricuspid Regurgitation
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Dong-Chul Park, Churl-Young Chung, Seauck-Joong Yoon
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(8):1131-1140. Published online August 15, 1997
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Purpose : This study was carried out to evaluate the role of the septal leaflet of the
tricuspid valve. The hypothesis was that the neonatal tricuspid regurgitation(TR) was
related to a transient elevation of right ventricular pressure in the neonatal period, that
deviated ventricular septum and pull the anchored septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve.
The pulled septal leaflet created the incomplete coaptation between... |
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