Functional pulmonary atresia in a newborn with normal intracardiac anatomy.
Functional pulmonary atresia is a relatively rare clinical condition usually associated with Ebstein's malformation, tricuspid valve dysplasia, Uhl's anomaly, or transient myocardial ischemia with severe tricuspid regurgitation. The occurrence of functional pulmonary atresia associated with transient tricuspid regurgitation in a newborn with an anatomically normal heart is even more uncommon. We describe a case in which color Doppler flow mapping played an essential role in diagnosis and follow-up of this clinical condition in a newborn who had normal intracardiac anatomy.
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Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Marin-Neto
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Maciel
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis