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Tricuspid Regurgitation: Natural History, Assessment, and Intervention

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Tricuspid regurgitation (TR), until quite recently, has been considered and addressed only when severe; otherwise, it is barely referred to or totally ignored. TR can either be organic or functional (Table 15.1). In between, there are various combinations of these two well-defined pathologies.

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Dreyfus, G.D., Raja, S.G. (2010). Tricuspid Regurgitation: Natural History, Assessment, and Intervention. In: Bonser, R., Pagano, D., Haverich, A. (eds) Mitral Valve Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-426-5_15

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