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01-10-2020 | Echocardiography | Case Report

Chiari Network Associated with Hypoxemia in a Neonate: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors: Saif Aljemmali, John Bokowski, Raymond Morales, Ra-id Abdulla

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 7/2020

Abstract

Chiari network is an embryonic remnant of the right sinus venosus. It appears as a thin, fenestrated membrane attached to two or more regions within the right atrium. Usually, a Chiari network has a benign course; however, rare complications associated with a Chiari network have been reported. We present the case of a neonate with hypoxemia and a Chiari network protruding into the right ventricular inflow tract associated with right-to-left shunting across the patent foramen ovale throughout the cardiac cycle. We noted spontaneous improvement after 3 weeks of life.

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Title: Chiari Network Associated with Hypoxemia in a Neonate: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Saif Aljemmali
John Bokowski
Raymond Morales
Ra-id Abdulla
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Echocardiography
Cyanosis
Hypoxemia
Echocardiography
Cyanosis
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-020-02432-w

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