as a rule of thumb: if the tricuspid septal attachment lies more than 1.5 cm 'beneath' (i.e.apical displacement of the septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve.Cine MRI can be used akin to echocardiography for functional assessment. values of one or more considered markedly enlarged/severe and portend a poor prognosis 11ДЄllows direct visualization of anatomical detail.sum of the right atrial and atrialized right ventricular areas divided by the remaining three cardiac chambers.in the apical 4 chamber view at end-diastole.degree of right/left ventricular dysfunction.Apical displacement the septal leaflet in excess of 8 mm per m 2В (body surface area) with вЂњsail-likeвЂќ elongation is considered diagnostic 12. Echocardiography/ultrasoundДiagnosis relies on visualization of the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve, typically appreciated from transthoracic parasternal and apical windows. Classically, the heart is described as having a 'box shape' on a frontal chest radiograph. There is often severe right-sided cardiomegaly due to an elongated and enlarged right atrium which may result in an elevated apex. Radiographic features Plain radiographДЇindings on chest radiographs largely depend on the severity of the abnormality and the degree to which the tricuspid valve is displaced downwards. There can be concurrent tricuspid regurgitation with or without stenosis. This results from the tricuspid valve leaflets inadequately separating from each other, or from the chorda tendinae from the inferior portion of the ventricle, during embryologic development. The main abnormality is an abnormal tricuspid valve (particularly septal and posterior leaflets), which is displaced apically into the right ventricle, resulting in atrialization of the parts of the ventricle above the valve. alternatively, may demonstrate a prolonged PR interval.associated with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.Depending on the degree of atrial right-to-left shunting, the infant may or may not be cyanotic. In less severe cases, it may present at birth. The presentation is often antenatal,В with the development of hydrops fetalis and fetal tachyarrhythmias 6. maternal lithium carbonate ingestion: possible.conduction abnormalities leading to arrhythmia (common),В e.g.multiple other congenital heart lesions ( ASDВ is quite common).A few familial cases have been reported 6,7. The anomaly accounts for only ~0.5% of congenital cardiac defects 6,7, although it is the most common cause of congenital tricuspid regurgitation.В There is no recognized gender predilection, and almost all cases seem to be sporadic, although an association with maternal lithium carbonate injection has been postulated 6.

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