title: [Ebstein's anomaly].
abstract: Since Ebstein's first description in 1866 and the first surgical attempts at treatment in the 1950's, the natural history of this condition remains obscure. The anatomical description contrasts with the clinical and prognostic variability of this malformation. The form observed in the foetal or prenatal periods has a very different prognosis to that observed in adults. The risk factors are not the same even though the anatomical entity is comparable. The difficulty in managing these patients is due to the problems of diagnosis and determination of these prognostic factors. Advances in echocardiography, the key investigation which facilitates diagnosis, and in surgical and ablation techniques, have improved our understanding of this condition and its prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie pédiatrique du Pr Choussat, hôpital cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Thambo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Espil
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Choussat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors