The management of congenital tricuspid incompetence.
2 examples of severe tricuspid incompetence presenting in the newborn period are described. Both recovered with medical treatment alone, with subsequent decrease in tricuspid incompetence. Postnatal course is attributed to normal decrease in pulmonary vascular resistance. Some infants may be at considerable risk until this decrease occurs.
D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000150:complications; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004071:Digitalis Glycosides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications; D006336:Heart Massage; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D008297:Male; D010643:Phenoxybenzamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy
D004071:Digitalis Glycosides; D004232:Diuretics; D010643:Phenoxybenzamine