CTSN - Ebstein's Anomaly Selected References

Ebstein's Anomaly References
Selected Articles
Danielson GK, Driscoll DJ, Mair DD, Warnes CA, Oliver WC Jr. Operative treatment of Ebstein's anomaly. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1992 104(5):1195-202.

A large series of 189 patients with a mean follow-up of 16 years. Mortality was low, reoperative rate was low (4%) in patients undergoing tricuspid valve reconstruction, and the vast majority of patients have excellent functional status.

Gentles TL, Calder AL, Clarkson PM, Neutze JN. Predictors of long-term survival with Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve. American Journal of Cardiology 1992 69(4):377-81.

An elevated cardiothoracic ratio, poor NYHA class, and the development of atrial fibrillation were some of the predictors of death in this series.

Carpentier A, Chauvaud S, Mace L, Relland J, Mihaileanu S, Marino JP, Abry B, Guibourt P. A new reconstructive operation for Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1988 96(1):92-101.

This method of preserving the tricuspid valve with repositioning results in improved NYHA functional class, improvement in arrhythmias, and good valve function on echo.

Sources for further reading
Textbook Chapters
Chapter 28: Ebstein's Anomaly. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (Mavroudis and Backer), 2nd ed., 413-24.
Chapter 16: Ebstein's Anomaly. Cardiac Surgery of the Neonate and Infant (Castaneda, Jonas, Mayer and Hanley), 273-80.
Chapter 27: Ebstein's Malformation. Cardiac Surgery (Kirklin and Barratt-Boyes), 2nd ed., 1105-30.

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