Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve chest x ray

and Claudia P. Hochberg, M.D. [mailto:chochber@bidmc.harvard.edu]

Associate Editor-In-Chief: }; Keri Shafer, M.D. [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu] Priyamvada Singh, MBBS mailto:psingh@perfuse.org

Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. mailto:kfeeney@perfuse.org

Chest X Ray


Severe cases


 * Massive cardiomegaly (balloon shaped globular heart, "wall to wall" heart)
 * Diminished pulmonary vascularity
 * Dilated right atrium
 * Left heart border becomes straight or convex due to dilated and displaced right ventricular outflow.

The chest radiograph may be normal in patients with less severe disease.