Tricuspid valve insufficiency

Definition

This refers to the failure of the heart's tricuspid valve to close properly during systole. As a result, with each heart beat some blood passes from the right ventricle to the right atrium, the opposite of the normal direction.

3 subordinate codes

• BB81.0Rheumatic tricuspid valve insufficiency
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Tricuspid valve disease

• BB80Tricuspid valve stenosis
• BB82Tricuspid valve stenosis with insufficiency
• BB83Tricuspid valvular abscess
• BB84Tricuspid valve rupture
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified