EBSTEINS ANOMALY IN THE ADULT
Authors: F A OLDENBURG, A D NICHOL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Case Reports1 March 1960EBSTEINS ANOMALY IN THE ADULTF. A. OLDENBURG, M.D., A. D. NICHOL, M.D., F.A.C.P.F. A. OLDENBURG, M.D., A. D. NICHOL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-3-710 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA congenital anomaly consisting of downward displacement of the tricuspid valve in the right ventricle in a young man was described by Ebstein in 1866.1Several articles with collections of such cases2-5have appeared recently, and occasionally this diagnosis has been made during life.6-7Although there are reports of survivors to the seventh or eighth decade,8-10for the most part compilations of cases have emphasized the occurrence of Ebstein's anomaly in infancy. Unfortunately, congenital heart disease is sought enthusiastically in the young, but is forgotten frequently in the older patient. As Ebstein's anomaly may be compatible with a long, active...Bibliography1. Ebstein W: Über einen sehr seltenen Fall von Insufficienz der Valvula tricuspidalis, bedingt durch eine angeborene hochgradige Missbildung derselben, Arch. f. Anat., Physiol, u. wissensch. Med. 238-254, 1866. Google Scholar2. BlountMcCordGelb SGMCIJ: Ebstein's anomaly, Circulation 15: 210-224 (Feb.) 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. EnglePayneBruinsTaussig MATPCHB: Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve: report of three cases and analysis of clinical syndrome, Circulation 1: 1246-1260 (June) 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GøtzscheFalholt HW: Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve: a review of the literature and report of six new cases, Am. Heart J. 47: 587-603 (Apr.) 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. YaterShapiro WMMJ: Congenital displacement of the tricuspid valve (Ebstein's disease): review and report of a case with electrocardiographic abnormalities and detailed histologic study of the conduction system, Ann. Int. Med. 11: 1043-1062 (Dec.) 1937. LinkGoogle Scholar6. SoloffStaufferZatuchni LAHMJ: Ebstein's disease: report of the first case diagnosed during life, Am. J. M. Sc. 222: 554-561 (Nov.) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. HendersonJacksonSwan CBFWG: Ebstein's anomaly diagnosed during life, Brit. Heart J. 15: 360-363 (July) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Marxsen T: Ein seltener Fall von Anomalie der Tricuspidalis, Inaug. Diss., 1886, Schmidt u. Klaunig, Kiel. Google Scholar9. Malan G: Ueber die Entstehung eines Herzgeräusches, Centralbl. f. allg. Path. u. path. Anat. 19: 452-455, 1908. Google Scholar10. AdamsHudson JCR: A case of Ebstein's anomaly surviving to the age of 79, Brit. Heart J. 18: 129-132 (Jan.) 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. Edwards J: Pathologic features of Ebstein's malformation of the tricuspid valve, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 28: 89-94 (Feb. 25) 1953. Google Scholar12. KjellbergMannheimerRudheJonsson SREUB: Diagnosis of congenital heart disease, 1955, the Year Book Publishers, Chicago, pp. 518-534. Google Scholar13. Van LingenBauersfield BSR: The electrocardiogram in Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve, Am. Heart J. 50: 13-23 (July) 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. LevGibsonMiller MSRA: Ebstein's disease with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, Am. Heart J. 49: 724-741 (May) 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. Sodi-Pallares D: New bases of electrocardiography, 1956, The C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, pp. 270-273. Google Scholar16. BakerBintonChannell CWDGD: Ebstein's disease, Guy's Hosp. Rep. 99: 247-275, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cleveland, Ohio*Received for publication October 13, 1958.From the Department of Medicine, Saint Luke's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.Requests for reprints should be addressed to F. A. Oldenburg, M.D., Department of Medical Research, St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland 4, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEbstein's Anomaly in the ElderlySail Sound in Ebstein's Anomaly of the Tricuspid ValveThe spectrum of Ebstein's anomalyEbstein's anomaly and life expectancyDas Ebstein-Syndrom 1 March 1960Volume 52, Issue 3Page: 710-717KeywordsCongenital disordersCongenital heart diseaseElectrocardiographyHospital medicineRight ventricleRisk management ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...