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Preferred term

Tricuspid Valve Stenosis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The pathologic narrowing of the orifice of the TRICUSPID VALVE. This hinders the emptying of RIGHT ATRIUM leading to elevated right atrial pressure and systemic venous congestion. Tricuspid valve stenosis is almost always due to RHEUMATIC FEVER.

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In other languages

  • French

  • Rétrécissement tricuspide
  • Rétrécissement tricuspidien
  • Rétrécissement valvulaire tricuspide
  • Sténose de la valve tricuspide
  • Sténose tricuspide
  • Sténose valvulaire tricuspide

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-G8FXJBV9-5

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