Thoracic Key

Fig. 14.1 Electrocardiography Fig. 14.2 (a, b) Showing dilated right atrium and right ventricle with interventricular septum bulged to the left. There is a severe tricuspid regurgitation due annular dilatation…

Fig. 7.1 A Carpentier-Edwards Physio tricuspid annuloplasty ring. The rings are non-planar and resemble the physiological tricuspid valve annulus. The rings have a septal segment opening (indicated by the arrow),…

Fig. 1.1 This specimen demonstrates the medial and anterior papillary muscles as well as the moderator band extending from the apical trabeculations in the right ventricle. The right ventricular outflow…

Fig. 4.1 Mechanisms and pathophysiology of lead-related tricuspid regurgitation Tricuspid valve: Tricuspid valve trauma, laceration or perforation, and scar formation as a consequence of the PPM or ICD leads potentiate…

Fig. 3.1 (a) The e-GFR in the last 10 years. The renal function is progressively deteriorating albeit the clinical symptoms of right sided heart failure were present only during the…

Fig. 6.1 Esophageal views of the tricuspid valve. Panel (a) is a simultaneous multiplane image from the mid-esophageal (ME) level. The 4-chamber view is seen in the 0 degree plane…

Fig. 2.1 JVP findings in tricuspid valve disease Stages of TS: According to AHA/ACC (Table 2.1), only late two stages are identified (severe asymptomatic and severe symptomatic). The early two…