Dr Boris Orlov
Dr Boris Orlov
Dr Boris Orlov
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Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation<br />
Pathophysiology<br />
Using echocardiographic analysis of 109 patients, Sagie et al.<br />
demonstrated that pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular<br />
dilatation per se were not prerequisites for developing functional<br />
tricuspid regurgitation.<br />
The most consistent feature they found was tricuspid annular<br />
dilatation<br />
Sagie A, Schwammenthal E, Padial LR, et al.: J Am Coll Cardiol 1994, 24:446–453.