Symptoms And Treatments For Heart Conditions You Didn't Know Existed

Treatment For Ebstein’s Anomaly

Mild cases of Ebstein’s anomaly may only require regular monitoring with a specialist or medication to help adjust compromised blood flow. The more severe cases may need surgery, which includes repairing or replacing the tricuspid valve, closing connections between the atria, and repairing the pieces of the right ventricle acting as the right atrium. Surgeons may also fix abnormal heartbeats at this time by removing the muscle causing the issue or destroying the muscle through the use of catheterization and high energy radio waves. A heart transplant for Ebstein’s anomaly only occurs for the most severe cases with poor heart function, and where other options have failed.

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