Trim the sail: A rare cause of newborn hypoxia

The right venous valve is critical to the proper development of the fetal heart. As the right venous valve degenerates later in fetal development, residual structures can remain, such as the terminal crest, Eustachian valve, Thebesian valve, and a prominent Chiari network, with a sail-like appearanc...

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Main Authors: Khalid A. Katranji, Max Jacob Spiro, Cecilia A. Albaro, Harma K. Turbendian, Gretchen L. Kopec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/apc.apc_164_24
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Summary:The right venous valve is critical to the proper development of the fetal heart. As the right venous valve degenerates later in fetal development, residual structures can remain, such as the terminal crest, Eustachian valve, Thebesian valve, and a prominent Chiari network, with a sail-like appearance resembling a spinnaker. While these structures are often incidentally found on adult echocardiograms, we present a case of a term neonate with hypoxia secondary to a persistent right valve of the sinus venosus.
ISSN:0974-2069
0974-5149