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A case of unguarded tricuspid valve orifice diagnosed accidentally in an adult
Author(s) -
Abdelnabi Mahmoud Hassan,
Shehata Hoda,
Saleh Yehia,
Elgowelly Mohamed,
Almaghraby Abdallah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14273
Subject(s) - regurgitation (circulation) , natural history , medicine , tricuspid valve , cardiology , body orifice , atrial fibrillation , tricuspid valve insufficiency , dysplasia , surgery , anatomy
Unguarded tricuspid orifice is the most extreme of tricuspid valve dysplasia with a very variable natural history. They can tolerate tricuspid regurgitation well, and they become symptomatic only if significant right ventricular dysfunction or atrial fibrillation occurs. Patients with a mild degree of right ventricular dysfunction can survive to adulthood and even reach old age. Surgical treatment is a difficult option due to variable natural history, and surgical results are not too encouraging.