Tricuspid valve regurgitation is a condition in which the valve between the two right heart chambers (right ventricle and right atrium) doesn't close properly. The malfunctioning valve allows blood to flow back into the heart's upper right chamber (right atrium).Tricuspid valve regurgitation can be due to congenital heart disease by birth or it can occur due to valve abnormalities caused by other conditions.
Symptoms
- Fatigue
- Declining exercise capacity
- Swelling in your abdomen, legs or veins in your neck
- Abnormal heart rhythms
- Pulsing in your neck
- Shortness of breath with activity
Diagnosis
- Echocardiogram
- Cardiac MRI
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Chest X-ray
- Exercise tests or stress tests
- Cardiac catheterization
Treatment
- Regular monitoring
- Medications
- Surgery (Heart valve repair, the cone procedure, Heart valve replacement)
- Catheter procedure.
- Maze procedure
- Catheter ablation
