Open AccessPathology of tricuspid valve stenosis and pure tricuspid regurgitation—Part I
Author(s) -
Waller Bruce F.,
Howard Jane,
Fess Stephen
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960180212
Subject(s) - medicine , tricuspid stenosis , tricuspid valve , regurgitation (circulation) , etiology , endocarditis , stenosis , carcinoid heart disease , cardiology , infective endocarditis , carcinoid syndrome
This three‐part article examines the histologic and morphologic basis for stenotic and purely regurgitant tricuspid valves. In Part I, conditions producing tricuspid valve stenosis are reviewed. In over 90% of stenotic tricuspid valves, the etiology is rheumatic disease. In isolated tricuspid stenosis, the etiology is either carcinoid or congenital. Rare causes of tricuspid stenosis include active infective endocarditis, metabolic or enzymatic abnormalities (Fabry's, Whipple's disease), and giant blood cysts.