Anatomy and Physiology of the Tricuspid Valve

Abdellaziz Dahou; Dmitry Levin; Mark Reisman; Rebecca T Hahn

doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.07.032

Anatomy and Physiology of the Tricuspid Valve

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Mar;12(3):458-468. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.07.032.

Authors

Abdellaziz Dahou¹, Dmitry Levin², Mark Reisman², Rebecca T Hahn³

Affiliations

¹ NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York.
² University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
³ NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York. Electronic address: rth2@columbia.edu.

PMID: 30846121
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.07.032

Abstract

An appreciation of the complex and variable anatomy of the tricuspid valve is essential to unraveling the pathophysiology of tricuspid regurgitation. A greater appreciation of normal and abnormal anatomy is important as new methods of treating the tricuspid regurgitation are developed. This review of tricuspid valve and right heart anatomy is followed by a discussion of the possible pathophysiology of secondary (functional) tricuspid regurgitation.

Keywords: tricuspid regurgitation; tricuspid valve anatomy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Hemodynamics*
Humans
Risk Factors
Tricuspid Valve / anatomy & histology*
Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging
Tricuspid Valve / physiology*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology*
Ventricular Function, Right*