"Tricuspid Valve Prolapse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Abnormal protrusion of one or more of the leaflets of TRICUSPID VALVE into the RIGHT ATRIUM during SYSTOLE. This allows the backflow of blood into right atrium leading to TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SYSTOLIC MURMURS. Its most common cause is not primary valve abnormality but rather the dilation of the RIGHT VENTRICLE and the tricuspid annulus.
| Descriptor ID |
D014263
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.484.400.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Tricuspid Valve Prolapse- Tricuspid Valve Prolapse
- Prolapse, Tricuspid Valve
- Prolapses, Tricuspid Valve
- Tricuspid Valve Prolapses
- Valve Prolapse, Tricuspid
- Valve Prolapses, Tricuspid
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