Tricuspid Valve Disease Learning Center
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Tricuspid valve insufficiency occurs when a tricuspid valve does not close tightly enough to prevent leakage. This condition is also called tricuspid valve regurgitation and tricuspid incompetence. |
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Symptoms
If a person has serious lung disease or a narrowing of the pulmonary valve, the right ventricle must pump harder to f...
Causes
If a person has serious lung disease or a narrowing of the pulmonary valve, the right ventricle must pump harder to f...
Tests
A leaky valve can be heard with a stethoscope; the sound is called a heart murmur. Additional support for diagnosing ...
Treatments
Tricuspid valve insufficiency itself usually does not require treatment, since a tiny leakage occurs in most This ech...
Complications
Tricuspid valve insufficiency is not usually considered to be serious. If it is the result of other cardiopulmonary d...
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