title: Congenital tricuspid valve stenosis with atrial septal defect and left anterior fascicular block.
abstract: Congenital tricuspid valve stenosis in the absence of other valvular abnormalities is rare. In this report we describe a patient with congenital tricuspid valve stenosis, ostium secundum atrial septal defect, and electrocardiographic left anterior fascicular block, who presented with paradoxical emboli. This case, as well as previous case reports, suggests that congenital tricuspid stenosis with ostium secundum atrial septal defect is associated with left anterior fascicular block.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Spray
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barzilai
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bauwens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology