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Ebstein's anomaly makes an unusual first presentation as exertional dyspnea in a 70-year-old male.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights that Ebstein's anomaly, typically presenting early in life with high mortality, can rarely present as late as the seventh decade.
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Rare septuagenarian survival in Ebstein's anomaly warrants inclusion in adult CHD differentials; leaves open predictors of longevity and remains hypothesis-generating.
Ebstein's anomaly is a congenital heart defect. The septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve are displaced toward the apex of the right ventricle called as atrailazation of right ventricle. Most of them have interatrial communication. Ebstein's anomaly accounts for <1% of all cases of congenital heart disease. It has a high mortality rate in first few months of life and rare patients with Ebstein's anomaly live >70 years. A 70-year-old male presented with dyspnea on exertion was a case of Ebstein's anomaly with the late presentation in seventh decade of life.
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Gulhane et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Ebstein's anomaly (n=1). A 70-year-old male presented with dyspnea on exertion and was diagnosed with Ebstein's anomaly, representing an unusual first presentation in the seventh decade of life.
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