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Reversible Left Ventricular Function After Tricuspid Valve Replacement for a Patient with Congenital Isolated Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
Author(s) -
Hung MingJui,
Kuo LiTang,
Wang ChaoHung,
Cherng WenJin
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00517.x
Subject(s) - regurgitation (circulation) , cardiology , medicine , tricuspid valve , ejection fraction , ventricular function , tricuspid valve insufficiency , heart failure
We describe the case of a 30‐year‐old man presenting with congenital, isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation due to posterior leaflet dysfunction. An impaired left ventricular ejection fraction and restrictive filling pattern were noted, recovering after tricuspid valve replacement. The left ventricular dysfunction, reversible in this case, may have been the result of right ventricular volume overload, resulting in ventricular septal paradox.