Chiari network as a cause of neonatal hypoxemia

Cardiol Young. 2023 Mar;33(3):493-495. doi: 10.1017/S1047951122002141. Epub 2022 Jul 8.

Abstract

The Chiari network is an embryonic remnant of the right venosus, consisting of a thin, mobile structure connected to the right atrium. Neonates with the Chiari network may present with hypoxemia. We report a case of a neonate with persistent hypoxemia despite improvement in respiratory distress symptoms and increased supplemental oxygen that was diagnosed using real-time telemedicine.

Keywords: CHD; Chiari network; echocardiography; hypoxemia; telemedicine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography*
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Defects, Congenital* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia / diagnosis
  • Hypoxia / etiology
  • Infant, Newborn