Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in a Patient with Ebstein’s Anomaly and Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Abstract
Ebstein anomaly is characterized by apical displacement of the septal and posterior tricuspid valve leaflets, leading to atrialization of the right ventricle and could be diagnosed in a routine transthoracic echocardiography exam. We reported a young man with right sided heart failure symptoms who was found to have biventricular failure with suspected apical displacement of septal leaflet of tricuspid valve. For better evaluation, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) was performed and nicely proved the diagnosis of Ebstein's anomaly with late intramyocardial enhancement of both left and right ventricles. CMR has the potential for providing information while echocardiography cannot, especially regarding the right ventricle and related myocardial problems, and Ebstein’s anomaly with decreased left ventricular (LV) systolic function.