Tricuspid stenosis overview

Overview
Tricuspid valve stenosis is a valvular heart disease which results in the narrowing of the orifice of the tricuspid valve of the heart. This tricuspid valve dysfunction may be a result of morphological alterations in the valve or from functional deviations from the norm of the myocardium. It is almost always caused by rheumatic fever and is generally accompanied by mitral stenosis and aortic valve involvement.

A majority of stenotic tricuspid valves are associated with evidence of regurgiation that has been clinically documented through a physicial examination (murmur), echocardiogram, or angiogram. Stenotic tricuspid valves are also anatomically abnormal, which can be caused by a limited number of conditions. Tricuspid stenosis takes years to develop, with the exception of congenital causes or active infective endocarditis.