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Reversible tricuspid stenosis. Demonstration with two-dimensional echocardiography and continuous-wave Doppler
M A Baruchin1, S R Hecht, M Berger
1Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 10003.
Chest
|September 1, 1991
Abstract:
We report a case of pseudo-tricuspid stenosis as a result of extrinsic compression of the tricuspid valve by a large right-sided pericardial effusion. Two-dimensional echocardiography and continuous-wave Doppler enabled accurate noninvasive diagnosis and hemodynamic assessment.