Non-functional tricuspid valve disease

Non-functional tricuspid valve disease.

Only 75% of severe tricuspid regurgitation is classified as functional, or related primarily to pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular dysfunction, or a combination of both. Non-functional tricuspid regurgitation occurs when there is damage to the tricuspid leaflets, chordae, papillary muscles, or annulus, independent of right ventricular dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension. The entities t...

Surgical treatment of organic and functional tricuspid valve disease.

Carcinoid heart disease: successful tricuspid valve replacement.

A woman aged 46 was found to have severe tricuspid valve disease 14 years after the diagnosis of a malignant carcinoid tumour of the ileum and 33 years after the onset of symptoms attributable to the disease. Increasing ascites requiring repeated paracentesis had not responded to chemotherapy including infusion of 5-fluorouracil and vincristine into the coeliac artery. The tricuspid valve was r...

Is tricuspid valve really tricuspid?

Advancement in imaging techniques and interventional cardiology procedures have generated renewed interest in anatomy of tricuspid valve complex. The purpose of the present study was to characterize the morphology of tricuspid valve leaflets using objective criteria. Thirty-six embalmed cadaveric hearts were utilized for the present study. Leaflet morphology was studied using newly defined crit...

Echo diagnosis of rheumatic tricuspid valve disease.

Rheumatic tricuspid valve disease (RTVd) remains uncommon. When present, it is almost always associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease (RMVd). Previously reported to occur in 2–22% of patients with RMVd, it appears to be less common today. A reported incidence of RTVd in patients with RMVd was 9.5% (14 of 147) in 1984, from a North American medical center. It now appears to be less common....