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Enlarged Eustachian valve

MedGen UID:
1639361
•Concept ID:
C4703429
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Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Enlarged inferior vena cava valve; Giant Eustachian valve
 
HPO: HP:0031591

Definition

An abnormally large Eustachian valve (postnatally). The Eustachian valve is also known as the valve of the inferior vena cava, and is an embryologic remnant of the valve of the inferior vena cava. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEnlarged Eustachian valve

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PubMed

Intracardiac echocardiography (9 MHz) in humans: methods, imaging views and clinical utility.
Ren JF, Schwartzman D, Callans DJ, Brode SE, Gottlieb CD, Marchlinski FE
Ultrasound Med Biol 1999 Sep;25(7):1077-86. doi: 10.1016/s0301-5629(99)00064-2. PMID: 10574340

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Etiology

Hypoplasia of the eustachian valve and abnormal orientation of the limbus of the foramen ovale in hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Remmell-Dow DR, Bharati S, Davis JT, Lev M, Allen HD
Am Heart J 1995 Jul;130(1):148-52. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(95)90250-3. PMID: 7611106

Therapy

Hypoplasia of the eustachian valve and abnormal orientation of the limbus of the foramen ovale in hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Remmell-Dow DR, Bharati S, Davis JT, Lev M, Allen HD
Am Heart J 1995 Jul;130(1):148-52. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(95)90250-3. PMID: 7611106

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