Key result
CMR confirms Ebstein's anomaly by identifying an apically displaced septal leaflet and atrialized RV.
Case Report (n=1)
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Cardiac MRI provides diagnostic utility in identifying complex congenital heart defects such as Ebstein's anomaly.
Supports CMR for diagnosing Ebstein's anomaly in select cases; leaves open its routine use versus echocardiography.
Patients with congenital heart disease present a challenge for imagers, since it requires a profound knowledge of the morphologic and functional characteristics of a broad range of congenital heart defects.Ebstein's anomaly is an uncommon congenital abnormality of tricuspid valve characterized by dysplasia and downward displacement of the septal and posterior leaflets.We present a case of a young male who presented for further cardiac work-up to evaluate for suspected Ebstein's anomaly after prior history of radiofrequency catheter ablation for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.The case highlights the diagnostic utility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in identifying the anomaly.
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Jain et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Ebstein's anomaly (n=1). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging was evaluated on Confirmation of Ebstein's anomaly diagnosis. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging successfully identified an apically displaced septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve and an atrialized right ventricle, confirming the diagnosis of Ebstein's anomaly.
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