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What do you suggest if my child has hlhs and she has had her final surgery ( fontan procedure), now with mild leaking of the tricuspid valve ?

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Dr. Robert Fietsam answered

Specializes in Surgery - Thoracic

Echo in 1 year.: Long term survival is not particularly affected by mild tricuspid regurgitation, or leak. Repeat 2-D echo in one year would be a good follow-up. Moderate or severe leak would be a more different problem.

Answered 8/14/2014

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Echo/follow up: The effect and success of the surgery on overall heart function can be determined by further testing. Usually a cardiac echo, cardio pulmonary exercise testing can be used to view the structure and test the function of the heart during stress. A small leak in the valve should not typically cause problems and will be followed.

Answered 9/11/2014

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