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Tricuspid Valve Abnormalities

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Congenital Heart Diseases in Adults

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Tricuspid valve abnormalities are relatively rare lesions in the spectrum of congenital heart disease which can affect the leaflets, chordal apparatus, and/or papillary muscles of the tricuspid valve. Ebstein anomaly is the most common form of congenital tricuspid valve disease. Although outcomes remain poor in neonates with important tricuspid valve disease, Ebstein anomaly can be managed successfully in children, adolescents, and young adults with recent surgical advances and current interventional techniques. Comprehensive cardiac imaging is essential to allow for accurate diagnosis and appropriate decision-making, and should always be performed by an advanced cardiac imaging specialist with expertise in congenital heart disease. In this chapter, anatomical features pertaining to the range of congenital heart defects which affect the tricuspid valve are reviewed, current imaging techniques are detailed, and contemporary approaches to management are discussed.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland

    Daniel Tobler M.D., F.E.S.C.

  2. Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Laura Jimenez-Juan M.D.

  3. Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Laura Jimenez-Juan M.D.

  4. Sanghvi Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Imaging, University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Andrew M. Crean M.R.C.P., F.R.C.R.

  5. Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Rachel M. Wald M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

  6. Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine, Medical Imaging and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Rachel M. Wald M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

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Tobler, D., Jimenez-Juan, L., Crean, A.M., Wald, R.M. (2017). Tricuspid Valve Abnormalities. In: Ley, S., Ley-Zaporozhan, J. (eds) Congenital Heart Diseases in Adults. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2017_108

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