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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Tricuspid stenosis is mostly associated with mitral valve abnormalities.[1] Common symptoms include dyspnea, peripheral edema, and fatigue.
History
- Tricuspid stenosis is almost always due to rheumatic fever; tricuspid regurgitation is almost always also present, as is rheumatic mitral valvulopathy.
- Rare causes of tricuspid stenosis include systemic lupus erythematosus, right atrial myxoma, congenital malformations, and metastatic tumors.
- The right atrium becomes hypertrophied and distended, and sequelae of right heart disease–induced heart failure develop but without right ventricular (RV) dysfunction; the RV remains underfilled and small.
- Uncommonly, atrial fibrillation occurs.
Signs and Symptoms[1]
- Fatigue
- Dyspnea
- Abdominal discomfort (due to hepatomegaly secondary to systemic venous congestion)
- Pedal edema
- Jugular venous distension
- Heart murmur
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roguin A, Rinkevich D, Milo S, Markiewicz W, Reisner SA (1998). "Long-term follow-up of patients with severe rheumatic tricuspid stenosis". Am Heart J. 136 (1): 103–8. PMID 9665226 PMID: 9665226 Check
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