Study note

Tricuspid stenosis: aetiology and associations

THE CONTEXT

Tricuspid stenosis is usually rheumatic and commonly accompanies other valve disease when it occurs in rheumatic heart disease.

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Tricuspid stenosis is usually rheumatic in origin and is rare in developed countries.

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Tricuspid disease occurs in fewer than 5% of patients with rheumatic heart disease and nearly always accompanies mitral and aortic valve disease.

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Carcinoid syndrome may cause both tricuspid stenosis and tricuspid regurgitation.

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