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Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammed Salih, M.D. Syed Musadiq Ali M.B.B.S.[1]

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]

Overview

Effective measures for the primary prevention of tricuspid stenosis include no intravenous drug use and careful dental hygiene.

Primary Prevention

• In cases of tricuspid stenosis with past medical history of intravenous drug use or bacterial endocarditis as the precipitating event, emphasize careful dental hygiene.
• Maximize drug detoxification efforts with routine antibiotic coverage should be administered for prevention of endocarditis.