Outcomes at the Da Silva Center for Ebstein's Anomaly

Nothing is more important than caring for you or your child. When you select a center to treat Ebstein's anomaly, you want to make sure you are making the best choice.

The Da Silva Center for Ebstein's Anomaly focuses on surgical excellence and family-centered care.

Over the last 30 years, José Pedro da Silva, MD, and his wife, Luciana da Fonseca da Silva, MD, have done more than 400 cone repairs on patients of all ages.

Cone repairs in Pittsburgh, 2016 - 2024

Total number

141

Age of patients

Newborn to 2 years: 31 patients
2-5 years: 25 patients
5-12 years: 30 patients
12-18 years: 20 patients
>18 years: 35 patients

80% of the patients present only minor tricuspid valve regurgitation. The other 20% show either mild or moderate tricuspid insufficiency.

Mortality rate

Additional surgery needed to fix a leaking valve

Under 5%