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What is the medical term meaning reverse flow of blood through the mitral or tricuspid valves?
Mitral regurgitation or tricuspid regurgitation is the medical term meaning backflow of blood through the mitral or tricuspid valves, respectively.
What is Epstein's Anomaly?
congenital tricuspid valve deformity leading to pathologic regurgitation
Can tricuspid Regurgitation be repaired?
Most of the time its caused because of retrograde pulmonary hypertension, so if whatever is causing it is dealt with, the tricuspid regurgitation should stop, since its a functional response and not necessarily pathological. On the other hand, if it was caused by direct damage to the tricuspid valve, then it can't be repaired and has to be replaced with a prosthesis
What is the function of the right tricuspid valve when the right ventricle contracts?
It closes, preventing regurgitation of blood back into the right atrium.
What is Tricuspid valve insufficiency?
Mitral valve insufficiency is a term used when the valve between the upper left chamber of the heart (atrium) and the lower left chamber (ventricle) does not close well enough to prevent back flow of blood when the ventricle contracts.
What is the truscupid valve?
The tricuspid valve is one of the four main heart valves, located between the right atrium and right ventricle. It consists of three leaflets that open and close to regulate blood flow, preventing backflow into the atrium during ventricular contraction. The valve plays a crucial role in maintaining efficient circulation by ensuring that deoxygenated blood moves from the right atrium into the right ventricle, where it is then pumped to the lungs for oxygenation. Dysfunction of the tricuspid valve can lead to conditions such as tricuspid regurgitation or stenosis.
Why pansystolic murmur increases with inspiration in tricuspid regegitation?
In tricuspid regurgitation, the pansystolic murmur can increase during inspiration due to the increase in venous return to the right side of the heart. During inspiration, intrathoracic pressure decreases, allowing more blood to flow into the right atrium. This increased volume enhances the regurgitant flow across the incompetent tricuspid valve, thus amplifying the murmur. Additionally, the increased right ventricular filling can lead to a more pronounced murmur during this phase of the respiratory cycle.
What are trace keystones?
What does a trace of keystones mean in a urine test mean?
What does regurgated mean?
The closest I found was regurgitate which is to throw or be thrown back or out;vomit is regurgitation
How many papillary muscles are located in the right ventricle?
The right ventricle of the heart typically contains three papillary muscles: anterior, posterior, and septal. These muscles attach to the tricuspid valve leaflets via chordae tendineae to help prevent valve regurgitation.
What is the plural word for tricuspid?
Tricuspids is the plural of tricuspid
If the tendinous cord is not present and the right ventricle is contracted where would blood go?
The blood would go back up into the right atrium instead of preceding to the pulmonary arteries because the tendinous cords cause the tricuspid valve to open and close based on which state of the cardiac cycle the heart is in.
