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Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation<br />

Pathophysiology<br />

?<br />

The mechanism of this regurgitation is complex, and it is<br />

unlikely the valve is truly “normal”<br />

Recent echocardiographic studies have demonstrated<br />

abnormal geometry and function of the tricuspid valve in<br />

patients with functional regurgitation<br />

Fukuda S, Gillinov AM, Song JM, et al.: Am Heart J 2006, 152:1208–1214.<br />

Ton-Nu TT, Levine RA, Handschumacher MD, et al.: Circulation 2006, 114:143–149

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