Tricuspid Valve Replacement in an Adult with Destroyed Tricuspid Valve and Refractory Right Heart Failure

Ponangi, Udaya Prashant and Kaulkantla, Hemanth Kumar and Rao, Koneti Nageshwar and Raju, P. Kirshnam and Raju, B. Soma (2014) Tricuspid Valve Replacement in an Adult with Destroyed Tricuspid Valve and Refractory Right Heart Failure. Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal, 2 (3). pp. 134-139. ISSN 2347520X

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Abstract

22 year old woman with no previous heart disease history, presented with progressive worsening of right heart failure symptoms due to severe tricuspid valve regurgitation which had become refractory to medical management. Echocardiogram revealed probable rare case of dysplastic tricuspid valve with large calcified mobile masses attached to leaflets. Calcified masses were thought to be due to healed vegetations from silent infective endocarditis of abnormal tricuspid valve which she had suffered in the past. There were no known acquired causes of tricuspid valve endocarditis. She had successfully undergone tricuspid valve replacement with bio-prosthetic valve along with a right atrial reduction surgery after which her heart failure symptoms improved markedly.

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Date Deposited: 14 Jul 2023 11:14
Last Modified: 21 Sep 2024 03:57
URI: http://archive.scholarstm.com/id/eprint/1459

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