Open AccessThrombosed prosthetic valve in Ebstein's anomaly: Evaluation with echocardiography and 64-slice cardiac computed tomography
Author(s) -
Ailbhe C. O’Neill,
Rory Kelly,
Colin J. McCarthy,
Ramón Martos,
Christopher P. McCreery,
Jonathan D. Dodd
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8462
DOI - 10.4330/wjc.v4.i7.240
Subject(s) - medicine , tricuspid valve , ventricle , computed tomography , thrombus , cardiology , ebstein anomaly , radiology
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.