RT Book, Section
A1 Bashore, Thomas M.
A1 Granger, Christopher B.
A1 Jackson, Kevin P.
A1 Patel, Manesh R.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175809537
T1 Tricuspid Stenosis
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260469868
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175809537
RD 2021/03/01
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISFemale  predominance.History  of  rheumatic  heart  disease  most  likely.  Carcinoid  disease  and  prosthetic  valve  degeneration  are  the  most  common  etiologies  in  the  United  States.Elevated  JVP  with  prominent  a  wave.Right  heart  failure  after  tricuspid  surgery  or  in  rheumatic  disease  or  carcinoid  syndrome.Echocardiography/Doppler  is  diagnostic;  mean  valve  gradient  greater  than  5  mm  Hg  or  tricuspid  valve  area  less  than  1.0  cm2  indicates  severe  tricuspid  stenosis.