Tricuspid valve regurgitation_severe tricuspid valve regurgitation

There are many types of heart problems, and tricuspid valve regurgitation - severe tricuspid valve regurgitation is a common heart disease problem with multiple complications. If not treated in time, it will affect the patient's life span. The best solution to this disease is surgery. The phenomenon of tricuspid valve regurgitation can be mild or severe. Mild cases can be observed first, while severe cases can only be improved by surgery.

The life expectancy of patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation depends on the type of heart disease, clinical symptoms, and underlying diseases. If the patient has simple severe tricuspid regurgitation, and experiences symptoms such as palpitations, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and cyanosis during normal activities, the patient's condition is serious and the prognosis is poor, which affects the patient's life span to a certain extent. After the heart failure is stabilized, tricuspid valve replacement or repair should be performed as soon as possible to correct the abnormality of the heart structure and improve the patient's prognosis. If the patient suffers from severe tricuspid regurgitation caused by pulmonary artery embolism or pulmonary hypertension, the patient's condition is critical and the mortality rate is high. The patient may be at risk of acute left heart failure, malignant arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death at any time, which will affect the patient's life span.

Can tricuspid regurgitation heal on its own?

Tricuspid regurgitation can be divided into two categories based on its etiology. One is insufficiency caused by its own morphological abnormalities, and the other is dilation of the tricuspid valve ring secondary to right heart system obstruction, resulting in relative insufficiency of the tricuspid valve leaflets. For the former, such as congenital tricuspid valve malformation or tricuspid valve prolapse, it cannot heal itself and severe cases require surgical treatment. If it is mild, it can be left untreated and observed regularly. For the latter, after the right heart obstruction is relieved, the closure of the tricuspid valve will often be improved to a certain extent. Tricuspid valvuloplasty can also be performed during the operation, and the effect is also very good.

What is tricuspid regurgitation?

The tricuspid valve is one of the important structures in the heart and can be understood as a one-way valve that can only open in one direction and prevent blood from flowing back when closed. Tricuspid regurgitation refers to incomplete or relative incomplete closure of the tricuspid valve leaflets due to structural or functional reasons. Structural changes can occur when there are congenital malformations or acquired changes in the valve morphology (such as endocardial cushion defects, position (such as tricuspid valve malformation), chordal morphology, papillary muscle structure, etc., causing valvular insufficiency and reflux; functional changes may be secondary to other diseases, such as atrial septal defects causing right heart enlargement and valve ring expansion, resulting in failure of the valve leaflets to mate normally and reflux. Mild reflux generally does not require treatment, but other cardiac diseases should be ruled out.