Tricuspid valve stenosis, also known as tricuspid stenosis, is narrowing in the heart’s tricuspid valve. The tricuspid valve sits between the right atrium (upper chamber of the heart) and right ventricle (lower chamber of the heart) and prevents blood flow from returning into the right atrium from the right ventricle.
Symptoms
- Discomfort in the neck
- Irregular heart beat
- Cold skin
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath with activity
- Enlarged liver
Diagnosis
- Echocardiogram —
- Electrocardiogram.
- Chest x-ray Treatment for tricuspid valve stenosis
Treatment
- Balloon valvuloplasty
- Tricuspid valve replacement
