Catalog

Carcinoid tricuspid valve insufficiency

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Link to WHO Definition

Carcinoid tricuspid valve insufficiency – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/593350276

This refers to the carcinoid failure of the heart's tricuspid 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.