Tricuspid prolapse

Tricuspid valve prolapse is caused by the disease of the valve or the supporting tissue below the valve, causing the atrioventricular valve (mitral valve and tricuspid valve) to fall into the atrium during systole, or the semilunar valve (aortic valve and pulmonary valve) during diastole. A clinical phenomenon of prolapse into the ventricular outflow tract. Can be divided into two kinds of primary and secondary, the former is currently unknown, the latter can be caused by a variety of causes. This disease can occur in any one valve, with mitral valve prolapse being the most common, followed by aortic valve prolapse, and tricuspid and pulmonary valve prolapse are rare.

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