Tricuspid regurgitation differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fatimo Biobaku M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

The blowing holosystolic murmur of tricuspid regurgitation must be distinguished from the murmur of mitral regurgitation and a ventricular septal defect.

Differentiating Tricuspid regurgitation from other Diseases

Tricuspid Regurgitation Mitral Regurgitation VSD Constrictive Pericarditis[1]
  • The holosystolic murmur can be best heard over the left third and fourth intercostal spaces and along the sternal border.
  • When the shunt becomes reversed (Eisenmenger's syndrome), the murmur may be absent and S2 can become markedly accentuated and single.


References

  1. Ozpelit E, Akdeniz B, Ozpelit ME, Göldeli O (2014). "Severe tricuspid regurgitation mimicking constrictive pericarditis". Am J Case Rep. 15: 271–4. doi:10.12659/AJCR.890092. PMC 4079647. PMID 24995118.

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