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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zuberi SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4405015 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Case reports in cardiology 20150407
Ebstein anomaly is characterized by deformities of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve and atrialization of the right ventricle. Patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation are recommended to have tricuspid valve surgery with concomitant atrial septal defect closure. A 73-year-old female with Ebstein anomaly presented with severe hypoxemia. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe tricuspid regurgitation and a patent foramen ovale with right-to-left shunting. Complete percutaneous ...[more]