Diseases

Tricuspid Valve Stenosis

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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Abstract

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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5 entry terms
  • Stenoses, Tricuspid Valve
  • Stenosis, Tricuspid Valve
  • Tricuspid Valve Stenoses
  • Valve Stenoses, Tricuspid
  • Valve Stenosis, Tricuspid

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

67; was TRICUSPID STENOSIS 1963-66

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  1. C14w.280w.484w.911w

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WG 268

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tricuspid Valve Stenosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014264. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014264
  2. Tricuspid Valve Stenosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricuspid_valve_stenosis
  3. Tricuspid Valve Stenosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2544879