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Tricuspid Regurgitation
Alternate Names : Tricuspid Insufficiency
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Diagnosis & Tests
When gently pressing with the hand (palpation) on the chest, there may be a lift produced by the beating of the enlarged right ventricle. Similarly, there may be a pulsation over the liver. The liver and spleen may be enlarged.
Listening to the heart with a stethoscope shows a murmur or abnormal sounds. Ascites (collection of fluid in the abdomen associated with liver disorders) may be present.
Enlargement of the right side of the heart may show on an ECG or echocardiogram.
Pressures inside the heart and lung may need to be measured with Doppler echocardiography or right-sided cardiac catheterization.
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Ascites
• Cirrhosis
• Endocarditis
• Heart Disease
• Heart Failure
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Rheumatic Fever
Tests & Exams
• Cardiac Catheterization
• ECG
• Echocardiogram
Surgery & Procedures
• Heart Valve Surgery
Other Topics
• Abdomen - Swollen
• Appetite - Decreased
• Asymptomatic
• Fatigue
• Foot, Leg, and Ankle Swelling
• Invasive
• Palpation
• Urine Output - Decreased
• Weakness
• Weight Loss - Unintentional
Review Date : 6/4/2002
Reviewed By : Seth Keller, M.D., Division of Cardiology, Yale New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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