Ebsteins anomaly of the tricuspid valve epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] and Claudia P. Hochberg, M.D. [2]Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]
Overview
It is a rare congenital heart disease with no gender predilection
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- Is a rare congenital heart disease.
- In United States, it accounts for 5/1000 of all cases of congenital heart disease.
- Higher incidence in infants whose mothers are treated with Lithium Carbonate during pregnancy
Incidence
In United States, the incidence of Ebstein" anomaly of the tricuspid valve is 5 per 100,000 patients.
Gender
- Males = females.
Race
More common in white children.