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Aetiology of tricuspid regurgitation
Rehan Ahmad1, Haq Nawaz, Hassan Shahzad Nazar
1Department of Medicine, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan. reehaan@hotmail.com
Background:
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is regarded as a secondary disorder. Aim of the study was to know what percentage is secondary to heart and lung disease and its prevalence in normal adults.
Methods:
Two hundred and 30 adults with clinically detectable TR were studied clinically to know the cause of TR.
Results:
Thirteen percent of the adults were normal without any detectable cause for TR. In others, 24% of TR cases were secondary to ischemic heart disease (IHD) and hypertension was found in 14% cases. Sixteen percent had rheumatic heart disease (RHD) while chronic obstructive lung disease was found in 23% cases. The rest of 10% cases of TR had cardiomyopathy (CMP) and congenital heart disease as secondary causes.
Conclusion:
Ischemic heart disease, COPD and hypertension are common causes of TR. Others include RHD, CMP and congenital heart disease. Thirteen percent of apparently normal adults had TR.
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