Magnetic resonance imaging of Ebstein's anomaly: report of two cases

Among 388 cases of congenital heart disease with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) from September 1990 to February 1992, we came across two cases of Ebstein's anomaly. They had been previously diagnosed as Ebstein's anomaly by echocardiography and cinecardioangiography. The first case was a three-year-old boy with complex congenital heart disease that included Ebstein's anomaly, a double-outlet right ventricle, pulmonary hypertension, tricuspid regurgitation, mitral regurgitation, a ventricular septal defect and an atrial septal defect. The second was a 13-year-old boy who also had Ebstein's anomaly, but had received a tricuspid valve replacement at the age of five. In Ebstein's anomaly, we found that MRI offers exquisite endocardial and epicardial details. We anticipate that in the future MRI will help to eliminate invasive studies.