Pulmonary (or pulmonic) regurgitation (or insufficiency, incompetence) is a condition in which the pulmonary valve is incompetent and allows backflow from...

may also be secondary to severe pulmonary hypertension. Tricuspid valve stenosis without co-occurrent regurgitation is highly uncommon and typically...

backwards – regurgitation from the left ventricle, through the mitral valve, into the left atrium, when the left ventricle contracts. Mitral regurgitation is the...

adults. Long-term problems may include an irregular heart rate and pulmonary regurgitation. The prevalence of TOF is estimated to be anywhere from 0.02 to...

greater than 50% regurgitation across the tricuspid valve is associated with poor outcomes. Medical therapy for tricuspid regurgitation consists of diuretics...

or regurgitation of the semilunar valves. Early diastolic murmurs start at the same time as S2 with the close of the semilunar (aortic & pulmonary) valves...

dilation is the most common cause of aortic regurgitation in developed countries. Additionally, aortic regurgitation has been linked to the use of some medications...

stenosis Mitral regurgitation Tricuspid valve Tricuspid regurgitation (stenosis is possible, but rare) Pulmonary valve Pulmonary regurgitation (stenosis is...

adverse event is the occurrence of acute severe mitral regurgitation. Severe mitral regurgitation usually results from a tear in one of the valve leaflets...

pressure is above 60 mmHg and/or when there is moderate to severe pulmonary regurgitation. For those not experiencing any symptoms, TPVR is indicated if...

Graham Steell murmur is a heart murmur typically associated with pulmonary regurgitation. It is a high pitched early diastolic murmur heard best at the...

cardiac dilatation. See also Mitral regurgitation. Pulmonic regurgitation: the backflow of blood from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle, owing...

shown to cause pulmonary edema as a result of increased left-sided heart strain. Heart Valve Dysfunction such as mitral valve regurgitation can cause increased...

musical quality (high pitched). Associated with aortic valve regurgitation (or mitral regurgitation before rupture of chordae). It is a diastolic murmur heard...

semilunar valves – the aortic valve at the aorta, and the pulmonary valve at the pulmonary artery. The heart also has a coronary sinus valve and an inferior...

extend up to S2. They are usually due to regurgitation in cases such as mitral regurgitation, tricuspid regurgitation, or ventricular septal defect (VSD)....

diastole and so acute aortic regurgitation can reduce perfusion of the heart. Consequently, heart failure and pulmonary edema can develop. Slowly worsening...

insufficiency and pulmonic regurgitation is also sought and, if present, is consistent with the presence of pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension is a...

ventricular volume overload Valvular heart disease Aortic regurgitation Mitral regurgitation, also causing left atrial volume overload Congenital heart...

very rarely heard murmur, even though aortic valve regurgitation is not so rare. Aortic regurgitation, though obvious using echocardiography visualization...

Pulmonary heart disease, also known as cor pulmonale, is the enlargement and failure of the right ventricle of the heart as a response to increased vascular...

(1962). "Congenital absence of the pulmonary valve. The clinical syndrome of tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary regurgitation". Circulation. 26: 266–278. doi:10...

mitral regurgitation. This is occasionally due to rupture of the chordae tendineae that support the mitral valve. The severity of regurgitation in MVP...

open. Pulmonary valve – Disorders of the pulmonary valve that separates the right ventricle and pulmonary artery. Pulmonary regurgitation / pulmonary insufficiency...

valvular heart disease (such as mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation, and tricuspid regurgitation), hypertension, and congestive heart failure. Any inflammatory...

stenosis Pulmonary valve stenosis Mitral insufficiency/regurgitation Tricuspid insufficiency/regurgitation Pulmonary insufficiency/regurgitation See also...

inserted into a pulmonary artery in a procedure known as pulmonary artery catheterization or right heart catheterization. Pulmonary artery catheterization...

valve regurgitation, a change in its severity may be associated with a change in diastolic pressure. In a study of people with heart valve regurgitation that...

blood pressure in the aorta falls, due to regurgitation. This increases pulse pressure. Mitral regurgitation (MR) decreases afterload. In ventricular systole...

include pulmonary hypertension, which can be the primary defect leading to RAE, or pulmonary hypertension secondary to tricuspid stenosis; pulmonary stenosis...