title: Management of neonatal Ebstein's anomaly.
abstract: The presentation of Ebstein's anomaly (ventricular displacement of the tricuspid valve, especially septal and posterior leaflets) in the neonatal period is distinguished from that in later life by a much higher mortality, due in part to the pre-existing elevation in pulmonary vascular resistance. Surgery in the neonatal period has previously focused on palliation and conversion to single-ventricle physiology. Successful two-ventricle repair with good clinical results can safely be performed in the neonatal period.
authors: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. ckc@uab.edu
authors: Christopher J
authors: CJ
authors: Knott-Craig
authors: Steven P
authors: SP
authors: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014655:Vascular Resistance; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000209:etiology