Ebstein's Anomaly Treatment
If their condition is mild, your child may only need to be watched for signs that their condition is getting worse. Your child may not need surgery for a while or may never need surgery at all.
Some children need medicines like these to improve breathing:
- Diuretics, which help the kidneys rid the body of extra salt and water
- Digoxin, which makes the heart beat slower and with more force
Children with arrhythmia may need medicines or other treatment to control their heartbeat.
For more severe forms of this condition or progressive worsening of tricuspid valve function, surgery may be done to repair the tricuspid valve to reduce the amount of leaking. In some cases, if the valve can't be repaired, it may need to be replaced with an artificial heart valve. During surgery, the atrial septal defect is also closed.