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Gross tricuspid incompetence due to isolated tricuspid valve prolapse
S R Mittal1, A Swaroop, R Gokhroo
1Department of Cardiology, J.L.N. Medical College and Hospital, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
International Journal of Cardiology
|October 1, 1990
Abstract:
We report a case of isolated prolapse of the tricuspid valve producing gross incompetence as documented by Doppler examination. This case shows that hemodynamically significant tricuspid regurgitation can occur from isolated prolapse of valvar leaflets.