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0030732 Dysplastic tricuspid valve

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Tricuspid valve dysplasia

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Malformations of the tricuspid valve include a wide range of morphologic features that can be divided into two main groups: those in which the primary lesion is downward displacement of the basal attachment of the mural and septal (or both) leaflets, known as Ebstein's malformation (1), and those without downward displacement but with deformation of the leaflets and the tension apparatus, an arrangement described as dysplasia. In severe cases of dysplasia, the tricuspid valve orifice may become unguarded. Although there is a broad morphologic spectrum, these malformations lead to the same hemodynamic burden, namely, tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and its pathophysiological sequelae.