title: A pregnant woman with Ebstein's anomaly. A case report.
abstract: Ebstein's anomaly is characterised by downward displacement of the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. The most deformed leaflets are the septal and mural ones. The abnormally situated tricuspid orifice produces a portion of the right ventricle lying between the atrioventricular ring and the origin of the valve. This proximal segment is atrialized. Commonly associated anatomical defects include a atrial septal second defect, a ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis or atresia, and mitral valve prolapse. An accessory conduction pathway (Wolf-Parkinson White syndrome) was found in this malformation. It is thought that this malformation is due to a direct teratogenic effect of lithium on the atrioventricular junction. Ebstein's anomaly can be accurately identified by echocardiography and angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gültekin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baskin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gökalp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dogan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*