Right-sided valve disease

Int J Clin Pract. 2014 Oct;68(10):1221-6. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12485. Epub 2014 Sep 2.

Abstract

In this review, we discuss right-sided heart valve disease, namely tricuspid regurgitation (TR), tricuspid stenosis, pulmonary regurgitation, pulmonary stenosis and right-sided endocarditis. These are frequently seen in conjunction with other diseases, making assessment of their significance more difficult, but it has become increasingly clear that moderate or severe right-sided heart valve disease, in particular TR, is associated with worse prognosis. There remain large gaps in our knowledge of medical and interventional treatment, but in this article we outline what is known about the causes, presentation and management of these commonly seen conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Valve Diseases / pathology*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
  • Heart Valve Diseases / therapy
  • Humans
  • Prognosis
  • Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / pathology*
  • Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / therapy
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / pathology*
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / therapy
  • Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / pathology*
  • Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / surgery