RT Book, Section
A1 Kiefer, Todd
A1 Granger, Christopher B.
A1 Jackson, Kevin P.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193147146
T1 Tricuspid Stenosis
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193147146
RD 2024/04/24
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  >  5  mm  Hg  or  tricuspid  valve  area  <  1.0  cm2  indicates  severe  tricuspid  stenosis.