Postprocedural tricuspid valve insufficiency

Definition

This refers to the postprocedural 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.

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Nearby in Postprocedural valve disorders

• BE12.0Postprocedural mitral valve stenosis
• BE12.1Postprocedural mitral valve insufficiency
• BE12.2Postprocedural aortic valve stenosis
• BE12.3Postprocedural aortic valve insufficiency
• BE12.4Postprocedural tricuspid valve stenosis
• BE12.6Postprocedural pulmonary valve stenosis
• BE12.7Postprocedural pulmonary valve insufficiency