Ebstein's anomaly is a congenital heart defect in which the septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve are displaced downwards towards the apex of the right ventricle of the heart, causing part of the right ventricle to become atrialized. The malformation was first described in 1866 by Wilhelm Ebstein. It accounts for less than 1 percent of congenital heart defects, occurring in roughly 1 per 200,000 live births, and about half of cases involve accessory electrical pathways such as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
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ICD-10 ChapterXVII: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route First Described Sources
1. Ebstein's anomaly (Wikipedia)
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Ebstein's anomaly is a congenital heart defect in which the septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve are displaced downwards towards the apex of the right ventricle of the heart.
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First Described: 1866 by Wilhelm Ebstein
- Wikipedia intro: Ebstein's anomaly: congenital heart defect
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Ebstein's anomaly is a congenital heart defect in which the septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve are displaced downwards towards the apex of the right ventricle of the heart.
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