A Comparison of the Clinical, Haemodynamic and Angiographic Features in Right Ventricular Endomyocardial Fibrosis and Ebstein’s Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve

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The clinical, haemodynamic and angiographic features of 18 patients with right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis (RVEMF) and 8 patients with Ebstein’s anomaly of the tricuspid valve (EATV) have been compared. Diagnosis was confirmed by selective angiography. The position of the tricuspid annulus was identified from selective right ventricular angiograms and confirmed by selective right coronary angiography. In 83% of RVEMF patients the tricuspid annulus was displaced to the left of the spine. A false impression of displacement of the tricuspid leaflet can thus be created. However, a tricuspid leaflet displaced away from the tricuspid annulus was found only in patients with EATV.A considerable overlap exists between the wide spectrum of clinical presentations of the two conditions. Helpful distinguishing features that favour EATV were, the presence of a scratchy diastolic murmur and polyphasic QRS complexes in the ECG. Atrial fibrillation in the ECG, and myocardial calcification or pericardial effusion, whenever present, favour RVEMF.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1982

Publication date (Print): 1982

Publication date (Electronic): 07 November 2008

Volume: 69

Issue: 5

Pages: 265-275

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Departments of Cardiology and Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India

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Publisher ID: 173515 Other ID: Cardiology 1982;69:265–275

DOI: 10.1159/000173515

PubMed ID: 7172172

SO-VID: 4ceaf870-e3f3-4097-bb02-a02e305da422

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Date received : 23 April 1982

Date accepted : 29 June 1982

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Pages: 11

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