Tricuspid regurgitation is a disorder involving backflow of blood
from the right ventricle to the right atrium during contraction of
the right ventricle. It is caused by damage to the tricuspid heart
valve or enlargement of the right ventricle.
Review Date: 05/04/2010
Reviewed By: Issam Mikati, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine. Feinberg School
of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Review provided
by VeriMed Healthcare Network.Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD,
MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
