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An x ray of the chest will show the right atrium to be enlarged. Further support for this diagnosis is found on an echocardiogram of the heart, which will show an image of the stenotic valve and measure its severity.
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What is Tricuspid valve stenosis?
usually doesn't require treatment. However, if there is damage to other valves in the heart as well, then surgical repair or replacement must be considered.
Why do people with tricuspid valve stenosis need antibiotics?
Since a person with known tricuspid valve stenosis is at risk for infections of the heart, antibiotics should be taken before and after oral or dental surgery, or urologic procedures.
How is mitral valve stenosis diagnosed?
Mitral valve stenosis is diagnosed by history, physical examination , listening to the sounds of the heart (cardiac auscultation), chest x ray , and ECG.
What is crescendo-decrescendo heart murmur?
its an ejection murmur, caused usually by stenosis eiher the mitral valve or the tricuspid valve, the crescendo decresencd is the sound the blood makes as it tries to push against the stenotic valve.
What is the name of the valve that opens to allow blood to travel from the right atrium to the right ventrcle?
The tricuspid valve at the bottom of the right atrium prevents the backward flow of blood.
What is blood flow from tricuspid valve from feet?
The Tricuspid valve is in the heart, not the feet
The right atrioventricular valve is known as the?
Another name for the right atrioventricular valve is the tricuspid valve. (3 -tri- on the right; 2 on the left/mitral valve)
Which is more complex tricuspid or mitral valve?
Tricuspid valve is more complex as compared to bicuspid valve .
Compare the structure of the tricuspid valve with that of the pulmonary valve?
the tricuspid valve is alot larger than the pulomonary valve beyaaaaaaaaah
Tricuspid valve were is it located?
The tricuspid valve is located between the right atria and ventricle.
What is the cause of Tricuspid valve stenosis?
is most often the result of rheumatic fever. On rare occasions, it is caused by a tumor or disease of the connective tissue. The rarest cause is a birth defect.
What happens when the ventricular walls contracts?
The bicuspid valve opens and the tricuspid valve closes.
