Ebstein’s Disease

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Ebsteins Disease
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Ebsteins Disease

• Ebsteins disease can be referred to as a defect
  of the heart that is rare and is present from
  birth. It is a kind of malformation in which some
  parts of the tricuspid valve are abnormal and do
  not work properly.Tricuspid valve is the valve
  that is situated between the two chambers of the
  heart, the right atrium and right ventricle. As a
  consequence of the damaged tricuspid valve, there
  may be some blood leakage from the valve,
  affecting the functioning of the heart.The size
  of the heart may further be enlarged, causing a
  heart failure. Quite frequently, this
  malformation may induce the tricuspid valve to
  forgo blood in a backward position into the right
  atrium, while the right ventricle squeezes.

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Ebsteins Disease
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• This backward flow increases the force in the
  right atrium which leaves the foramen ovale
  exposed. Such a condition causes deoxygenated
  blood to pass from the right atrium to the left
  atrium, moving directly to the parts of the
  body. Ebsteins disease can be referred to as
  the deformity of the tricuspid valve and is
  marked by many factors like the rearrangement of
  the functional annulus in a downward position,
  extension of the atrialised part of the right
  ventricle with some degree of thinning of the
  wall, dismissal of the frontal leaflet, and
  expansion of atrioventricular junction.

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Causes of Ebsteins Disease

• A child would have this defect from birth, and
  why it occurs is still not known. The main reason
  is the deformity in the tricuspid valve which is
  made of three leaflets.

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Risks related with Ebsteins Disease

• As the disease develops at a very early stage of
  the babys heart development, the factors that
  affect the disease are unknown. However, certain
  factors can be considered as risks for
  development of such defects
• Environmental factors.
• Genetic factors.
• Exposure to lithium during pregnancy.
• Mother suffering viral infection during
  pregnancy.

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Prevention

• There is still no known prevention of the
  disorder, but one can take proper precautions at
  the time of pregnancy to avoid any such
  probability. Ask your doctor before taking any
  medicines, if they are considered to be related
  to the development of the disease.

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How is Ebsteins Disease diagnosed?

• In order to diagnose this disease, doctor may
  suggest the following tests
• Chest X-ray
• Electrocardiogram
• Pulse Oximetry
• Cardiac MRI
• Echocardiogram
• Holter Monitor

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Symptoms of Ebsteins Disease

• The moderate types of Ebsteins disorder might
  show symptoms at a later stage in life. Some of
  the symptoms that manifest in a person can
  include
• Breathlessness because of great exertion
• Excessive exhaustion
• Abnormal rhythms of the heart and heart
  palpitations
• Discoloration of the skin and lips because of
  cyanosis
• Chronic cough
• Inability to grow
• Breathing rapidly

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How is Ebsteins Disease treated?

• The treatment of this disease basically depends
  on the extent of the intensity. The purpose of
  the treatment is to lessen the symptoms, not
  giving chance to any future complications to
  develop. The specialists may employ various
  treatment methods
• Regular Monitoring
• Tests and physical examination
• Medications
• Surgery

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