Cyanosis and Stroke due to Functional Cor Triatriatum Dexter in a Neonate.

Cyanosis and Stroke due to Functional Cor Triatriatum Dexter in a Neonate. Neonatology. 2018 Jan 10;113(3):231-234 Authors: León RL, Zaban NB, Schamberger MS, Ho CY, Mietzsch U Abstract Small remnants of the right valve of the sinus venosus are commonly found in adults, but the incidence and risk associated with these embryonic remnants in neonates are not well studied. The following report describes a cyanotic neonate with a large Eustachian valve remnant creating a functional cor triatriatum dexter who was initially diagnosed with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The cyanosis in this infant improved over the first postnatal week with conservative management, but she suffered multifocal subcortical stroke, likely related to her intracardiac shunt. The clinical presentation and questions regarding long-term management of this rare diagnosis are explored. PMID: 29316539 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neonatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: Neonatology Source Type: research