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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-6-12
pubmed:abstractText
The typical textbook description of Ebstein's anomaly of the heart usually singles out and emphasizes the downward displacement of septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve. An anatomic reappraisal of this uncommon anomaly suggests that other structural abnormalities of import should be equally stressed. Among the 15 well preserved autopsy specimens in this series, enlargement of the right atrioventricular (A-V) junction and malalignment of the giant and sometimes muscularized anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve were consistently found. In addition, massive aneurysmal dilation of the right ventricle was present in almost two thirds (9 of 15) of the hearts. Our observations raise the possibility that abnormal embryonic development of the right A-V junction may be the primary event that leads to malformation of the tricuspid valve apparatus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
739-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Pathologic anatomy of Ebstein's anomaly of the heart revisited.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article