A case of unguarded tricuspid valve orifice diagnosed accidentally in an adult.
Mahmoud Hassan AbdelnabiHoda AbdelgawadYehia SalehMohamed ElgowellyAbdallah AlmaghrabyPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2019)
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.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- mitral valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- left atrial
- ejection fraction
- atrial fibrillation
- left ventricular
- oxidative stress
- heart failure
- depressive symptoms
- coronary artery disease
- climate change
- left atrial appendage
- catheter ablation
- venous thromboembolism
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants