ebstein heart defect - SportsID
What is Ebstein anomaly? Ebstein anomaly is a congenital (present at birth) heart defect of the tricuspid valve. The tricuspid valve is the inflow valve of the right lower chamber of the heart, which is called the right ventricle.
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After a 24-minute cardiac arrest, baby Waylon Pates defied the odds, surviving rare heart defects and groundbreaking surgery. In Ebstein anomaly, the tricuspid valve is lower than usual in the right lower heart chamber. Also, the shape of the tricuspid valve's flaps is changed. This can cause blood to flow backward into the right upper heart chamber.
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