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Tricuspid Valve Disease
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- Tricuspid atresia is a congenital heart disease in
which blood is unable to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle
because the tricuspid
valve is absent or abnormally developed.
- Tricuspid regurgitation (tricuspid insufficiency) is
a disorder characterized by a backward flow of blood across the tricuspid
valve which separates
the right
lower heart chamber (ventricle)
from the right upper heart chamber (atrium).
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- Tricuspid atresia
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Damage to the valve itself
- Enlargement of
the right ventricle due to failure of the
right ventricle.
- Rheumatic fever
- Medications for weight loss e.g. "Phen- fen" (phentermine
and fenfluramine) or dexfenfluramine
- Carcinoid tumor
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- Tricuspid atresia
- Cyanosis (bluish discoloration
of skin) due to the mixing of deoxygenated blood with the normally oxygenated
blood in the aorta.
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin)
- Easily fatigued
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
- Clubbing of fingers or toes
- Pulsations in the neck vein
- Swelling of the abdomen, feet and ankles
- Fatigue, tiredness and
weakness
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- Tricuspid atresia
- Various surgical approaches have been developed. These include creating
a shunt (or bypass) from the
aorta to the
pulmonary arteries. Another surgical approach to rectify this defect
is Fontan operation which is a definitive treatment. In this procedure
the systemic venous return is connected to the pulmonary arterial
tree.
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- If the condition is asymptomatic, no treatment is required
- Surgery may be needed to replace or repair the tricuspid valve
- Treat
streptococcal infections promptly to prevent rheumatic fever
- Take prophylactic antibiotics before any dental work or invasive procedure
to prevent the bacteria from causing endocarditis of weakened heart valve.
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