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Abstract Neonatal cardiac lupus is a rare, passively acquired autoimmune disease. We report a case of in utero myocarditis, confirmed postnatally, with papillary muscle rupture and severe tricuspid regurgitation after… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Neonatal cardiac lupus is a rare, passively acquired autoimmune disease. We report a case of in utero myocarditis, confirmed postnatally, with papillary muscle rupture and severe tricuspid regurgitation after birth in the absence of conduction disturbances. Tricuspid repair was successfully performed with polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae. In this article, we discuss the pathophysiology, medical and surgical management, and implications at follow-up in this unique scenario.
Keywords:
flail tricuspid;
myocarditis flail;
cardiac lupus;
neonatal cardiac
Journal Title: Cardiology in the Young
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Cardiology in the Young
Year Published: 2017
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