Critical Ebstein Anomaly in a Fetus Successfully Managed by Elective Preterm Delivery and Surgical Intervention Without Delay After Birth

• Published in: Pediatric cardiology Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 343 - 346
• Main Authors: Tsukimori, Kiyomi, Morihana, Eiji, Fusazaki, Naoki, Takahata, Yasushi, Oda, Shinichiro, Kado, Hideaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer-Verlag 01.02.2012; Springer
• Subjects: Adult; Cardiac Surgery; Cardiology; Case Report; Congenital heart disease; Delivery, Obstetric; Ebstein Anomaly - diagnostic imaging; Ebstein Anomaly - surgery; Echocardiography; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Infant, Premature, Diseases - surgery; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neonatology; Pregnancy; Premature Birth; Prostaglandins E; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Vascular Surgery; Japan; Ebstein anomaly; Prenatal diagnosis; Circular shunt; Pulmonary regurgitation; Surgical intervention

This report describes a case of Ebstein anomaly in a fetus with cardiomegaly, severe tricuspid regurgitation, pulmonary regurgitation, and retrograde ductal flow that showed a marked increase in the size of the right atrium with advancing gestational age. Elective preterm delivery was performed at 3...