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==Stenosis== | ==Stenosis== | ||
An isolated tricuspid valve stenosis is extremely rare in adulthood. Almost always there is a combination with more or less serious tricuspid valve insufficiency. When a mitral valve stenosis is present in old age the cause is almost always a previously created rheumatic fever. In 10% of the patients, also, there appears to be a tricuspid valve stenosis. Dooming the valve leaflets is always an expression of a tricuspid valve stenosis. For assessing the severity of a tricuspid valve stenosis | An isolated tricuspid valve stenosis is extremely rare in adulthood. Almost always there is a combination with more or less serious tricuspid valve insufficiency. When a mitral valve stenosis is present in old age the cause is almost always a previously created rheumatic fever. In 10% of the patients, also, there appears to be a tricuspid valve stenosis. Dooming the valve leaflets is always an expression of a tricuspid valve stenosis. For assessing the severity of a tricuspid valve stenosis no objective criteria exists, however it is important to realize that the pressure differences in the tricuspid valve stenosis will be less. At a mean gradient of 5 or greater may be a serious tricuspid valve stenosis. The peak gradient is high, both in patients with a severe stenosis without TI as in patients with severe TS with low TI. The deceleration time will show obvious differences. | ||
Click [[Tricuspid Stenosis|'''here''']] for quantification tricuspid valve stenosis. | Click [[Tricuspid Stenosis|'''here''']] for quantification tricuspid valve stenosis. |
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