The Surgical Management of Ebstein Anomaly

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2018-06-09
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Amongallcongenitalheartdisease,Ebsteinanomalyisthelesionwiththewidestspectrumofpresentation.Itcanpresentasearlyastheneonatalperiodwhereimmediateinterventionisoftenneededtotheadultwithnodiscernablesymptoms.Itisalsoonewhereoveralloutcomegreatlyrelatestoageatpresentation.Generally,presentationintheneonatalperiodisassociatedwithpooroutcomeswhilepresentationbeyondtheneonatalperiodhasexcellentoutcomeswithlowoperativemortality.ItisthusapparentthatunderstandingeveryaspectoftheanatomyandphysiologyofEbsteinanomalyandhowitmanifestsclinicallyisparamounttosuccessfultreatment.ThepurposeofthisreviewistooutlinethecurrentconceptsandstrategiesinthesurgicalmanagementofEbsteinanomaly,andtodiscussthecurrentexpertconsensusonhowbesttotacklethiscongenitalheartdiseaseatdifferentagesofdiagnosis.