1. Acquired Diseases of the Pulmonic and Tricuspid Valves
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Brian Annex and Deeb Salem
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congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Acquired diseases ,Tricuspid valve ,business.industry ,Pulmonic stenosis ,Regurgitation (circulation) ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Functional tricuspid regurgitation ,Internal medicine ,High pressure ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiology ,medicine ,cardiovascular diseases ,PULMONIC VALVE DISEASE ,Pulmonic regurgitation ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
The etiologies and pathology of tricuspid regurgitation may be divided into primary and secondary causes {1}. Primary or “organic” tricuspid regurgitation is due to abnormalities of the tricuspid valve leaflets, chordea tendinea, papillary muscles, or adjacent myocardium {1, 2}. More commonly, tricuspid regurgitation occurs when anatomically normal valves function abnormally due to high pressure or volume loads. This is referred to as secondary or functional tricuspid regurgitation.
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- 1988
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