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Preferred term

Tricuspid Valve Prolapse  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Abnormal protrusion of one or more of the leaflets of TRICUSPID VALVE into the RIGHT ATRIUM during SYSTOLE. This allows the backflow of blood into right atrium leading to TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SYSTOLIC MURMURS. Its most common cause is not primary valve abnormality but rather the dilation of the RIGHT VENTRICLE and the tricuspid annulus.

Broader concept

In other languages

  • French

  • Prolapsus de la valvule tricuspide
  • Prolapsus tricuspidien
  • Prolapsus valvulaire tricuspide
  • Prolapsus valvulaire tricuspidien

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LFWQKZFX-7

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