title: Duplication of the tension apparatus of the tricuspid valve.
abstract: We report an infant with a large perimembranous ventricular septal defect, who had two separate orifices in the tricuspid valve, each supported by separate cordal apparatus, detected incidentally during surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Sivadasan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Anil
authors.forename: Suresh G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Raman K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*