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World J Cardiol. Jul 26, 2012; 4(7): 240-241
Published online Jul 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i7.240
Published online Jul 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i7.240
Thrombosed prosthetic valve in Ebstein's anomaly: Evaluation with echocardiography and 64-slice cardiac computed tomography
Ailbhe C O’Neill, Colin J McCarthy, Jonathan D Dodd, Departments of Radiology, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
Rory M Kelly, Department of Radiology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Ireland
Ramon Martos, Charles McCreery, Department of Cardiology, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
Author contributions: O’Neill AC and McCarthy CJ wrote the paper under supervision from Professor Dodd JD; McCreery C was the cardiology consultant supervising the patient’s care and reviewed the manuscript’s clinical information; Kelly RM and Martos R assisted in proofreading the manuscript and also aided in the image selection and preparation.
Correspondence to: Jonathan D Dodd, Professor, Consultant Radiologist, Departments of Radiology, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland. j.dodd@st-vincents.ie
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Received: July 15, 2011
Revised: March 10, 2012
Accepted: March 17, 2012
Published online: July 26, 2012
Revised: March 10, 2012
Accepted: March 17, 2012
Published online: July 26, 2012
Abstract
Ebstein’s anomaly (EA) is a rare cardiac congenital malformation with displacement of septal and posterior tricuspid leaflets, resulting in atrialization of the right ventricle. We report a case of EA in which the etiology of a malfunctioning prosthetic tricuspid valve is depicted on cardiac computed tomography to be as a result of thrombus lodged in the valve.
Keywords: Adult, Ebstein Anomaly/pathology, Tomography, X-ray computed/methods