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We report an innovative treatment strategy for fetal Ebstein's anomaly with a circular shunt. We used transplacental non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, at the 29th gestational week, to constrict the ductus arteriosus avoiding fetal demise. We addressed the critical neonate with an urgent Starnes procedure. Finally, instead of following the usual single-ventricle palliation pathway after the Starnes procedure, we achieved successful two-ventricle repair with the cone technique at 5 month old.
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Cureus
July 2025
Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, JPN.
Ebstein's anomaly (EA) is a rare congenital defect of the tricuspid valve (TV), typically characterized by downward displacement of the septal and posterior leaflets into the right ventricle, resulting in tricuspid regurgitation (TR), right heart enlargement, and heart failure. While surgical outcomes for EA have improved significantly in pediatric and young adult populations, data on surgical intervention in elderly patients remain limited. Elderly patients often present with comorbidities and diminished physiological reserve, which complicate both surgical decision-making and perioperative management.
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August 2025
Department of Cardiology (N.L.R.M., M.S.v.S., A.E.v.d.B., N.M.S.d.G.), Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
September 2025
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695011 India.
Unlabelled: Interventricular septal hematoma (IVSH) is a rare complication following pediatric heart surgery involving interventricular septum (IVS). We present the case of an adult who developed IVSH after cone repair for Ebstein's anomaly and the management challenges involved.
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther
September 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA.
Introduction: Ebstein anomaly (EA) is a rare congenital heart defect with a broad spectrum of severity - both anatomically and clinically. Treatment options have evolved and hence the rationale for this review.
Areas Covered: This manuscript reviews all of the current literature including the recent expert consensus document that describes the updated diagnostic and treatment strategies.
Cardiol Young
August 2025
Division of Cardiology, Center for Heart Care, Phoenix Children's, Phoenix, USA.
Background: Outcomes of single ventricle heart defects may be influenced by the morphological type of the hypoplastic ventricle. Recent multi-centre studies have targeted on outcomes of hypoplastic left heart syndrome with limited focus on outcomes of hypoplastic right heart syndrome. We aimed at studying the clinical outcomes of hypoplastic right heart syndrome in the recent era.
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