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Jalali A, Khajali Z, Parsaee M, Behrooj S, Salehi P, Akbarian M, Shemshadi S, Hooshyar D. Uncommon manifestation of Ebstein anomaly: A case report of apical displacement involving all tricuspid valve leaflets. Clin Case Rep 2024; 12:e8991. [PMID: 38799521 PMCID: PMC11126910 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.8991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Key Clinical Message This case report presents an uncommon variant of Ebstein anomaly, where all three tricuspid valve leaflets exhibited apical displacement-a rare finding. It illustrates the complexities in diagnosing and managing such atypical presentations, with successful surgical correction through annuloplasty. The report adds valuable insights to the limited literature on this congenital heart disease. Abstract Ebstein anomaly (EA), a rare congenital heart disorder, presents with diverse clinical spectrums. This case report explores a distinctive manifestation of EA, where all three tricuspid valve (TV) leaflets exhibited apical displacement, highlighting a novel aspect in the presentation of this condition. A 44-year-old woman, under long-term medical surveillance for EA, showcased an atypical clinical trajectory marked by the apical displacement of all TV leaflets, which is uncommon in EA. Despite a predominantly asymptomatic course, recent exacerbation of symptoms prompted further evaluation. Diagnostic modalities, including echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, revealed severe tricuspid regurgitation concomitant with unprecedented apical displacement of the anterior, septal, and posterior tricuspid leaflets. The displacement of the anterior leaflet was contrary to typical embryonic valvular formation expectations, indicating a unique presentation within EA. The patient underwent annuloplasty surgery, which successfully rectified the anomalous TV architecture. Postoperative evaluation demonstrated mild residual tricuspid regurgitation, and the patient was discharged in stable condition. This case underscores the variability in EA presentations and accentuates the significance of tailored surgical interventions. The observation of apical displacement involving all TV leaflets adds a unique dimension to the existing EA literature, reinforcing the need for careful diagnosis and personalized treatment approaches.
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- Amirhossein Jalali
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Division of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Rajaie CardiovascularMedical and Research Institute, Iran University of Medical ScienceTehranIran
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- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of MedicineHormozgan University of Medical SciencesBandar AbbasIran
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Das T, Rampersad P, Ghobrial J. Caring for the Critically Ill Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient. Curr Cardiol Rep 2024; 26:283-291. [PMID: 38592571 PMCID: PMC11136725 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-024-02034-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review aims to discuss the unique challenges that adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients present in the intensive care unit. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies suggest that ACHD patients make up an increasing number of ICU admissions, and that their care greatly improves in centers with specialized ACHD care. Common reasons for admission include arrhythmia, hemorrhage, heart failure, and pulmonary disease. It is critical that the modern intensivist understand not only the congenital anatomy and subsequent repairs an ACHD patient has undergone, but also how that anatomy can predispose the patient to critical illness. Additionally, intensivists should rely on a multidisciplinary team, which includes an ACHD specialist, in the care of these patients.
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- Thomas Das
- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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Liu X, Gao Y, Wang Z, Shi R, Qian WL, Shen MT, Sun YS, Yang ZG. Effect of concomitant atrial septal defect on left ventricular function in adult patients with unrepaired Ebstein's anomaly: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging study. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2023; 25:75. [PMID: 38057914 PMCID: PMC10702047 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-023-00976-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to the heterogeneity of anatomic anomalies in Ebstein's anomaly (EA), particularly in the subset of patients with atrial septal defect (ASD), hemodynamic changes, which ultimately cause left ventricular (LV) deterioration remain unclear. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of concomitant ASD on LV function using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in patients with EA. METHODS This study included 31 EA patients with ASD, 76 EA patients without ASD, 35 patients with simple ASD and 40 healthy controls. Left/right ventricular (RV, the RV was defined as a summation of the functional RV and atrialized RV in EA patients) volumes and functional parameters, LV strain parameters, and echocardiogram indices were compared among the four groups. Associations between variables were evaluated via Spearman or Pearson correlation analyses. The association between risk factors and LV ejection fraction (EF) was determined via multivariate linear regression analysis. RESULTS Both EA patients and ASD patients had a higher RV/LV end-diastolic volume (RVEDV/LVEDV) as well as lower LV and RV ejection fractions (LVEF/RVEF) compared to healthy controls (all p < 0.05). Moreover, the EA patients with ASD had a significantly higher RVEDV/LVEDV and a lower LVEF and RVEF than those without ASD (all p < 0.05). Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that the presence of ASD was independently associated with LVEF (β = - 0.337, p < 0.001). The RVEDV/LVEDV index was associated with LVEF (r = - 0.361, p < 0.001). Furthermore, the LV longitudinal peak diastolic strain rate (PDSR) was lower in EA patients with ASD than those without ASD, patients with simple ASD, and healthy controls (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Concomitant ASD is an important risk factor of LV dysfunction in patients with EA, and diastolic dysfunction is likely the predominate mechanism related to LV dysfunction.
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- Xi Liu
- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37# Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Radiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52# Fu Cheng Road, Hai Dian District, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37# Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Radiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52# Fu Cheng Road, Hai Dian District, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37# Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37# Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37# Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Radiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52# Fu Cheng Road, Hai Dian District, Beijing, 100142, China.
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37# Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Gorman CN, Grabois SA, Mathur S, Grabois EP, Silanee A. Dichorionic-Diamniotic Twin Pregnancy in a Bicornuate Uterus With Twin A Affected by Ebstein's Anomaly. Cureus 2023; 15:e38248. [PMID: 37252564 PMCID: PMC10225114 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.38248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Congenital Mullerian anomalies are rare developmental defects that result in malformation of the fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, and vagina. The bicornuate uterus is one of the many variants of Mullerian anomalies, defined as having an external fundal indentation of greater than one centimeter. Pelvic ultrasound has a sensitivity of 99% for identifying bicornuate uteruses and is the predominant imaging device used for diagnosis. The cervical and uterine cavity anatomy in patients with a bicornuate uterus varies. The effect of maternal uterine structure on offspring development has been poorly documented. This report details a rare case of dichorionic-diamniotic twin pregnancy in a bicornuate uterus with one fetus affected by Ebstein's anomaly. Twin A was diagnosed by first-trimester ultrasound with right renal agenesis and Ebstein's anomaly. Twin B did not have any anatomical defects identified on ultrasound. Both twins were delivered via emergency repeat cesarean section at 34 weeks and four days due to nonreassuring fetal heart tracings and twin A in the breech presentation. Twin A and twin B were found to be in separate horns within the uterus during low transverse cesarean section. Twin A required endotracheal intubation in the delivery room due to respiratory distress. Both twins required neonatal intensive care treatment. Twin A was found to have a right pelvic kidney, rather than right renal agenesis, while in the neonatal intensive care unit. Females with germline mutations in the Mullerian duct and urogenital sinus development have resulted in concomitant malformations in the uterus and kidneys. This is a rare case of an infant with a cardiac anomaly born to a mother with a germline mutation. The relationship between congenital heart defects and uterine anomalies has not been identified. As seen in this case, maternal malformations impacting fetal cardiac development can be sporadic or result from germline mutations in mesoderm that have not been reported yet.
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- Colleen N Gorman
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Davie, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Davie, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, USA
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Singulane CC, Singh A, Addetia K, Yamat M, Lang RM. Developing Insights Regarding Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation: Morphology, Assessment of Severity, and the Need for a Novel Grading Scheme. STRUCTURAL HEART : THE JOURNAL OF THE HEART TEAM 2022; 6:100026. [PMID: 37273466 PMCID: PMC10236825 DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2022.100026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Current understanding that progressive tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with worse outcomes has highlighted the clinical need for a more accurate assessment of TR morphology and severity. This need has been further emphasized owing to the development of a myriad of percutaneous right-sided interventions, which may offer successful treatment of TR in selected patients. Understanding the etiology and quantification of the severity of TR has important implications in the selection of novel therapeutic strategies, i.e., medical vs. percutaneous vs. surgical approaches. Newer grading schemas that better reflect the TR lesion severity have been recently proposed and may facilitate monitoring of the evolution of TR following percutaneous and/or surgical treatment. In this review, we summarize contemporary concepts regarding tricuspid valve morphology, TR etiology, and associated mechanisms and echocardiographic approaches to grade TR severity.
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- Address correspondence to: Roberto Miguel Lang, MD, FASE, FACC, The University of Chicago Medicine, 5758 S. Maryland Avenue, MR 9067, DCAM 5509, Chicago, IL 6063
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de Jong PTVM, Thee EF, Straver B. Ebstein anomaly associated with retinal venular dilatation, migraine, and visual snow syndrome: a case report. BMC Ophthalmol 2022; 22:75. [PMID: 35164715 PMCID: PMC8845237 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-022-02288-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background To present a case with Ebstein anomaly, a rare congenital heart disorder, with ophthalmological and neurophthalmological signs and symptoms. To date, retinal venous dilatation and visual snow syndrome have not been previously been published in this anomaly. Case presentation A 10-year-old white girl was diagnosed with Ebstein anomaly. From age 12, she regularly suffered from migraines with auras and photophobia. At age 16 she started to see short-term bouts of white snow, that after a year were present all day. At age 20, she was found to have a decreased retinal arteriovenous ratio. Conclusions Retinal arterial tortuosity and venular dilatation are common in congenital heart disease but have not been described in Ebstein anomaly, nor has the visual snow syndrome.
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- P T V M de Jong
- Department of Ophthalmology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Retinal Signal Processing, The Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience, KNAW, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Molewaterplein 40, 3015, GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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