Tricuspid Insufficiency

Tricuspid insufficiency

Tricuspid insufficiency (TI) is common. If there is a significant mitral valvular insufficiency is present, the sonographer must also look at. To the tricuspid valve TI is also seen in many RV pacemakers, annulus dilatation obv RV dilatation with ASD, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolism and RV infarction. Other causes which there occurs TI's include prolapse, endocarditis, carcinoid, congenital (atrioventricular septal defect, tricuspid atresia). A rare congenital abnormality of the tricuspid valve in which there is present M.Ebstein TI.