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Acute tricuspid prosthetic valve regurgitation

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Link to WHO Definition

Acute tricuspid prosthetic valve regurgitation – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1925080075

This refers to the acute failure of the heart's tricuspid prosthetic valve to close properly during systole. As a result, with each heart beat some blood passes from the right ventricle to the right atrium, the opposite of the normal direction.