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Asymptomatic Right Ventricular Hypoplasia in Twin Siblings: A Normal Variant or Cause of Early Mortality?
Joint Authors
Dasgupta, Soham
Aly, Ashraf M.
Qasim, Amna
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-01-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Right ventricular (RV) hypoplasia may develop secondary to pulmonary or tricuspid valve atresia.
These patients are usually symptomatic early in life and need prompt intervention.
Isolated RV hypoplasia is a rare congenital heart disease.
We report a case of 23-year-old twins who have been monitored for the last 14 years for isolated right ventricular hypoplasia.
ECHO and MRI studies showed a small, heavily trabeculated, nonapex-forming RV and mild tricuspid valve insufficiency.
The girl has a patent foramen ovale (PFO).
Otherwise, the cardiac anatomy and function was normal.
They have both been completely asymptomatic from the cardiac standpoint.
The family history is remarkable for death of father at the age of 30 years with autopsy suggestive of a hypoplastic RV.
The paternal uncle also died at the age of 46 years, and his son has an unidentified congenital heart disease.
The family history appears to suggest an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance with variable expressivity.
However, the chromosome microarray analysis of the twins did not identify any variations of clinical significance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Qasim, Amna& Dasgupta, Soham& Aly, Ashraf M.. 2019. Asymptomatic Right Ventricular Hypoplasia in Twin Siblings: A Normal Variant or Cause of Early Mortality?. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143733
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Qasim, Amna…[et al.]. Asymptomatic Right Ventricular Hypoplasia in Twin Siblings: A Normal Variant or Cause of Early Mortality?. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143733
American Medical Association (AMA)
Qasim, Amna& Dasgupta, Soham& Aly, Ashraf M.. Asymptomatic Right Ventricular Hypoplasia in Twin Siblings: A Normal Variant or Cause of Early Mortality?. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143733
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143733