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In adolescents and young adults, the sensation of âheart skippingâ (palpitations) or fast heart rate, shortness of breath, and chest pain may be the first symptoms. Growth and development are usually normal in patients with Ebstein anomaly.
In neonates with the most severe form of Ebstein anomaly, the functional right ventricle is hypoplastic, and the patient is usually best treated by closing the tricuspid valve and, in effect, creating a tricuspid atresia physiology (Starnes procedure). In addition, these infants require a systemic arteryâtoâpulmonary artery shunt.