Anyone had this?

[musesgirl]

I had an ultrasound last week. The sonogram  person said that the baby's tricuspid valve was thickened. They've made me an appointment with a maternal fetal specialist for next week. Has anyone seen this on their ultrasound? What does it mean? My dr didn't want to give me much info until we know for sure if it's there and I've tried googling  but it's all very confusing. Please of you or anyone else you know has has this share your experience with me. Thanks so much

[musesgirl]

Hi emitch I don't know if you'll see this but I wanted to.let you know my baby is fine. The 2nd sono showed no problems. Thanks for all your help

[emitch89]

Bad news is this is an extremely rare condition, and it only seems to occur in about 1% of the population. Corrective surgery may be performed on her depending on how severe her case may be. If they find a less severe underlying problem for this condition, however they may prescribe meds to treat it. I hate to say this, but The only way to know for sure is to wait and see what they say at the specialist next week. I hope everything is OK with you and her honey, and I pray the technician just thought she saw something that isn't really there.

[musesgirl]

Thank you for your response. Do you know what will happen if she does have it? Is there treatment? What should I expect if the specialist confirms it? Any idea?

[emitch89]

I can understand you wanting to know more about this, as they didn't explain too much to you about it. This means that there is a thickening of heart valve leaflets (opening of heart valves) due to the narrowing of the tricuspid valve. This leads to an enlargement of the right atrium, and reduced blood flow into the right ventricle. This causes impairment of blood flow into pulmonary circulation. Underlying causes of this is usually chronic rheumatic heart disease and the condition is also known as tricuspid stenosis. I hope this provides you some clarity and I will be praying for you and your baby.