Tricuspid regurgitation is usually caused by infective endocarditis, carcinoid syndrome, chest trauma, rheumatic fever, and idiopathic mucoid degeneration. Treatment is divided into symptomatic and surgical.
1. Symptomatic treatment: Mild tricuspid regurgitation usually does not require action. Internal medicine treatment is mostly symptomatic, such as heart failure, endocarditis caused by tricuspid regurgitation, active treatment of the primary causes of tricuspid regurgitation can be.
2. Surgery: Patients with tricuspid regurgitation who continue to have symptoms after drug therapy, or who have progressive enlargement of the right ventricle and moderate dysfunction, require early surgical treatment. In the case of left heart disease requiring surgical intervention, patients with moderate or mild tricuspid regurgitation combined with annular dilatation > 40mm should be considered for simultaneous valve repair.
Mild tricuspid regurgitation without clinical symptoms can be observed, the specific treatment plan needs to be based on the patient’s personal situation, the results of the examination to make a comprehensive judgment, should follow the doctor’s advice to choose the appropriate treatment plan.