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Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
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Definition
: Backflow of blood from the RIGHT VENTRICLE into the RIGHT ATRIUM due to imperfect closure of the TRICUSPID VALVE.
Other names
Tricuspid Valve Incompetence; Tricuspid Regurgitation; Tricuspid Incompetence; Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid; Valve Insufficiency, Tricuspid; Valve Incompetence, Tricuspid; Regurgitation, Tricuspid Valve; Regurgitation, Tricuspid; Insufficiency, Tricuspid Valve; Incompetence, Tricuspid Valve; Incompetence, Tricuspid; Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation