children s health issues
Ebstein Anomaly
Introduction
Ebstein anomaly is an abnormality of the tricuspid valve that causes malfunction of the valve with regurgitation (blood leaking backward into the atrium) or stenosis (obstruction to blood flowing into the right ventricle) The right side of the heart may become very enlarged. Symptoms depend on the child's age when symptoms begin. The newborn may have cyanosis (a bluish color of the skin). Abnormal heart rhythms may develop at any age. Diagnosis is with electrocardiography (ECG) and imaging of the heart. Treatment is with medication and surgery. (See also Overview of Heart Defects .) during pregnancy. Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defects , 