Clinical cardiology
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Clinical cardiology · Feb 1995
ReviewPathology of tricuspid valve stenosis and pure tricuspid regurgitation--Part I.
This three-part article examines the histologic and morphologic basis for stenotic and purely regurgitant tricuspid valves. In Part I, conditions producing tricuspid valve stenosis are reviewed. ⋯ In isolated tricuspid stenosis, the etiology is either carcinoid or congenital. Rare causes of tricuspid stenosis include active infective endocarditis, metabolic or enzymatic abnormalities (Fabry's, Whipple's disease), and giant blood cysts.