Isolated Tricuspid Regurgitation Caused by Annular Dilatation
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
;
: 91-93, 2004.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-179212
ABSTRACT
Isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is rare. Generally, TR is caused by pulmonary hypertension secondary to mitral or aortic valve disease, commonly referred to as "functional" regurgitation. The causes of isolated TR in adults include trauma, endocarditis, carcinoid heart disease, and congenital malformation of the tricuspid valve apparatus. In addition, isolated TR should be distinguished from Ebstein anomaly. In the present case, the patient had no definite causes of TR, and neither mitral nor aortic valve disease. The tricuspid valve of this patient showed no abnormalities other than a severely dilated tricuspid annulus. Isolated TR caused by annular dilatation was diagnosed and then ring annuloplasty was perfomed. The subsequent clinical course was satisfactory.
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Main subject:
Aortic Valve
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Tricuspid Valve
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Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
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Carcinoid Heart Disease
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Dilatation
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Ebstein Anomaly
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Endocarditis
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Hypertension, Pulmonary
Limits:
Adult
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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