Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve history and symptoms

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

Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve history and symptom

 * Presentation depends greatly on the degree of apical displacement of the tricuspid valve leaflet as well as the degree of dysfunction of the tricuspid valve. If the tricuspid valve is severely deformed, fetal hydrops may occur. If the valve is functioning, patients may remain symptom free for many years.


 * Exertional dyspnea


 * Fatigue and cyanosis.


 * Palpitations may occur secondary to SVTs (supraventricular tachycardia) and WPW (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome).


 * Paradoxical embolization may cause brain abscesses (right to left shunting due to interatrial communication)


 * Heart failure


 * Incidental murmur