Volume : 5, Issue : 4, April - 2016

PREVALENCE AND TYPES OF TRICUSPID REGURGITATION :A RETROSPECTIVE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY BASED SINGLE CENTER STUDY.

Vaishali Bhalavi, Kiran Bhalavi

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;OBJECTIVE:The present study conducted in Hamidia hospital ,Bhopal ,MP(Central India)with the objective is to found the prevalence and different types of tricuspid regurgtiation based on echocardiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The present study conducted in the cardiology department Hamidia hospital Bhopal,MP (Central India) during January 2009 to July 2011 .It was a retrospective echo based study.Out of 10,000 consecutive cases undergoing echo CD 1203 cases of tricuspid regurgitation were found and we divide tricuspid regurgitation into organic,functional,congenital,left ventricular systolic dysfunction and idiopathic TR. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS:1203(12.03%)cases of tricuspid regurgitation were found in the present study. Functional tricuspid regurgitation were most commonly found in the present study followed by idiopathic,congenital,LVSD and least effected were organic TR in the present study.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;</p>