The diagnosis of organic tricuspid valve disease.
Diagnostic features of organic tricuspid valve disease are discussed with emphasis on clinical features. Cardiac catheter data show considerable differences in assessment as do the chest radiographs. Measurement of the right atrial border from the vertebral edge is a reliable guide to diagnosis.
D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014261:Tricuspid Valve; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging