Tricuspid: Difference between revisions

The symptoms of TI are due to decompensation right : peripheral edema , ascites , pleural effusion , an enlarged liver and / or spleen , increased CVD and often poor appetite , sometimes with cachexia and malnutrition as a result. In addition, there is generally expressions of forward failure: exercise-induced shortness of breath, fatigue , cold fingers or toes .

As a tricuspid insufficiency almost always the result of an underlying disease , treatment is aimed at eliminating the underlying cause . Sometimes a repair of tricuspid valve is provided, this usually consists of a tricuspidaalklepplastiek .