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Persistent and redundant eustachian valve simulating atrial tumor: prenatal diagnosis. 2007

J Arenas Ramírez, and C Fernandez Castro, and M Otero Chouza, and B Duplá Parugues, and R Montes Sanchez
Hospital Cabueñes, Obstetricia y Ginecología, Gijón, Asturias, Spain. javarenas@sego.es

The eustachian valve, or valve of the inferior vena cava, is an embryogenic derivative of the right valve of the sinus venosus. Although it generally disappears during fetal life, its persistence may simulate symptoms of cardiac disease, particularly those associated with atrial tumors. We describe a case of prenatal diagnosis of a persistent, large and prominent eustachian valve with redundant tissue attached to the junction of the inferior vena cava and the right atrium. The neonate was asymptomatic and was healthy at 7 months of age at the time of writing. This is the first time that this finding has been diagnosed prenatally.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011256 Pregnancy Outcome Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; or SPONTANEOUS ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial insemination or any of the various ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, such as EMBRYO TRANSFER or FERTILIZATION IN VITRO. Outcome, Pregnancy,Outcomes, Pregnancy,Pregnancy Outcomes
D011296 Prenatal Diagnosis Determination of the nature of a pathological condition or disease in the postimplantation EMBRYO; FETUS; or pregnant female before birth. Diagnosis, Prenatal,Fetal Diagnosis,Fetal Imaging,Fetal Screening,Intrauterine Diagnosis,Antenatal Diagnosis,Antenatal Screening,Diagnosis, Antenatal,Diagnosis, Intrauterine,Prenatal Screening,Antenatal Diagnoses,Antenatal Screenings,Diagnosis, Fetal,Fetal Diagnoses,Fetal Imagings,Fetal Screenings,Imaging, Fetal,Intrauterine Diagnoses,Prenatal Diagnoses,Prenatal Screenings,Screening, Antenatal,Screening, Fetal,Screening, Prenatal
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260 Female Females
D006330 Heart Defects, Congenital Developmental abnormalities involving structures of the heart. These defects are present at birth but may be discovered later in life. Congenital Heart Disease,Heart Abnormalities,Abnormality, Heart,Congenital Heart Defect,Congenital Heart Defects,Defects, Congenital Heart,Heart Defect, Congenital,Heart, Malformation Of,Congenital Heart Diseases,Defect, Congenital Heart,Disease, Congenital Heart,Heart Abnormality,Heart Disease, Congenital,Malformation Of Heart,Malformation Of Hearts
D006338 Heart Neoplasms Tumors in any part of the heart. They include primary cardiac tumors and metastatic tumors to the heart. Their interference with normal cardiac functions can cause a wide variety of symptoms including HEART FAILURE; CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS; or EMBOLISM. Cardiac Cancer,Cardiac Carcinoma,Cardiac Neoplasms,Cardiac Tumor,Cardiac Tumors,Heart Cancer,Heart Tumor,Intracavitary Tumors of the Heart,Myocardial Tumors (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Neoplasms, Cardiac,Neoplasms, Heart,Primary Cardiac Tumors, Childhood,Cancer, Cardiac,Cancer, Heart,Cancers, Cardiac,Cancers, Heart,Carcinoma, Cardiac,Carcinomas, Cardiac,Cardiac Cancers,Cardiac Carcinomas,Cardiac Neoplasm,Heart Cancers,Heart Neoplasm,Heart Tumors,Myocardial Tumor (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Neoplasm, Cardiac,Neoplasm, Heart,Tumor, Cardiac,Tumor, Heart,Tumor, Myocardial (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas),Tumors, Cardiac,Tumors, Heart,Tumors, Myocardial (Rhabdomyomas and Fibromas)
D006344 Heart Septal Defects, Atrial Developmental abnormalities in any portion of the ATRIAL SEPTUM resulting in abnormal communications between the two upper chambers of the heart. Classification of atrial septal defects is based on location of the communication and types of incomplete fusion of atrial septa with the ENDOCARDIAL CUSHIONS in the fetal heart. They include ostium primum, ostium secundum, sinus venosus, and coronary sinus defects. Atrial Septal Defects,Ostium Primum Atrial Septal Defect,Persistent Ostium Primum,Atrial Septal Defect,Atrial Septal Defect Ostium Primum,Ostium Secundum Atrial Septal Defect,Defect, Atrial Septal,Ostium Primum, Persistent,Primum, Persistent Ostium,Septal Defect, Atrial
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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