Tricuspid Regurgitation

Question: tricuspid regurgitation? do you still need to be premedicated prior to dental works if you have tricuspid regurgitation (due to prolapse)

Answer: It is still recommended that you take an antibiotic before dental work is done. (I have mitral and tricuspid regurg.)

Question: Can I pass a Class 2 FAA medical with mild tricuspid regurgitation ? I am looking n to going to Helicopter flight school but I need to know if I can pass the medical exam, a few years ago I was told I have mild tricuspid regurgitation. I have never had trouble with it an the only reason I found out that I have it is because my heart rate is lower. When I had seen my Dr. he told me I have the heart rate of an athletic person, an that it should not cause me any problems. But he does not do FAA medical exams an I would rather not pay for an exam till I am sure I can get n the school.

Answer: Why don't you just call a Flight Surgeon and ask him/her? The first physical I ever had was given by a doctor with a walk-up office on the second floor. If you could walk up the stairs and not pass out... you passes. 3rd class you may get... as for 2nd class... I whould THINK you could pass, but it's going to depend on the flight surgeon. Before I retired, I was flying on a First Class and had occasional bouts of PAT... fortunately, I didn't have one when I took the Physical.

Question: Will tricuspid valve regurgitation mean an end to military career? After an EKG abnormality during an annual health assessment an ECG was done and showed tricuspid valve regurgitation. I do not yet know the severity of it. If it is mild, will this mean an end to being in the Army?

Answer: If it's mild, the answer is no. You will have a medical evaluation board and be given a "P-3" profile, by way of a medical evaluation board (MEB) for a while to see if it is self-correcting. If there is underlying pulmonary hypertension or right ventricular enlargement, then those have to be treated as well. This might involve valve surgery. The source below are the retention medical standards dealing with various cardio-vascular conditions.

Question: What is trivial tricuspid regurgitation? i was diagnosed with it a few weeks ago. what is it, and should i be worried?

Answer: Trivial means little importance or value; insignificant; slight. Tricuspid regurgitation is a disorder in which the heart's tricuspid valve does not close properly, causing blood to flow backward (leak) into the right upper heart chamber (atrium) when the right lower heart chamber (ventricle) contracts. The most common cause of tricuspid regurgitation is swelling of the right ventricle. Such swelling may be a complication of any disorder that causes failure of the right ventricle. Other diseases can directly affect the tricuspid valve. The most common of these is rheumatic fever, which is a complication of untreated strep throat infections. Treatment may not be needed if there are few or no symptoms.

Question: Is it serious when you are diagnosed with mitral and tricuspid regurgitation? I recently had an episode of syncope with an abnormal MRI.

Answer: Sorry to hear your news... Syncope is not necessarily directly related to the Atrial Regurgitation (AR) that I presume the MRI has shown....Do you know what your BP is??? Certainly, if the AR is serious enough to decrease your blood pressure, the regurgitation needs to be dealt with ASAP....Syncope can also be the result of other things such as an arrhythmia....Do you have a rhythm strip (ECG) that would help determine if there are perhaps other problems? (Sorry, not meaning to "add" to your woes!!!) As for AR (tri/bi-cuspid), it is fairly "common" within the general population and generally does not get diagnosed as it doesn't usually cause problems.....However, if regurgitation is left untreated, it can result in impaired cardiac output (causing fainting), and it would most likely result in Atrial enlargements as the blood is pumped "against" the flow from the Ventricles back into the Atria. Not good!!! Since you've had a MRI, I presume you are in the care of a cardiologist, and he/she will present you with an appropriate course of action...If not, get a good Dr. to assist you ASAP!!! Good luck!!!!!!! All the best!!!

Question: does anyone have tricuspid regurgitation? I was diagnosed with tricuspid regurgitation last year and was wondering how I would know if it were getting worse. What would the symptoms be?

Answer: Tricuspid regurgitation occurs when the tricuspid valve within the heart fails to close tightly. This causes blood to flow backward. Many people with triscuspid regurgitation have no symptoms. If symptoms do occur, they may include: 1 fatigue 2 cold skin 3 palpitations (an unusual awareness of the heartbeat) 4 shortness of breath 5 abdominal distress or swelling 6 swollen veins in the neck 7 swelling in the legs Prevention of tricuspid regurgitation is related to the cause. For example, avoiding the use of intravenous drugs can prevent many cases due to heart valve infection. Avoiding smoking could help prevent many cases due to pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart failure, and heart attacks. Some cases cannot be prevented. The healthcare provider may hear an abnormal heart sound, called a heart murmur, when listening to the heart with a stethoscope. A heart tracing, called an electrocardiogram or ECG, may reveal certain problems that suggest this condition or one of its causes. A chest x-ray may show certain abnormalities as well. . If an infection of the heart valve is suspected, a blood culture may be done to try to identify bacteria that may be causing the infection. Echocardiography is the test usually used to confirm the diagnosis. This is an imaging test that uses ultrasound waves to view the heart. This test can show the blood flowing backward through the valve. A special procedure called a cardiac catheterization may be needed. This procedure involves inserting a tube though the skin and into a blood vessel, usually in the groin. The tube can then be advanced through the blood vessel into the heart. A contrast agent can be injected through the tube and X-ray pictures taken of the contrast agent while it is inside the heart and main blood vessels. This can help better define the defects in the heart. This test is most useful after a heart attack or when complex birth defects of the heart are suspected. Good luck

Question: Differences between aortic, mitral, and tricuspid regurgitation? What are the clinical differences between aortic, mitral, and tricuspid regurgitation? I know aortic regurgitation increases stroke vol. an diastolic backflows, and causes turbulence across the aortic valve during diastole. Other differences I noted (hopefully correctly...): aortic regurg causes left ventricle dilation, mitral regurg causes left atrium dilation, an tricuspid regurg causes right ventricle dilation.

Answer: I'm not sure why you forgot pulmonary regurgitation. The obvious differences are the functions, leaflets, and names of the valves. It's very difficult to explain this without writing an essay. For example: Pulmonary stenosis can cause tricuspid regurgitation. If the pulmonary stenosis is repaired then the regurgitation of the tricuspid valve should go down significantly. Defects of ANY of the valves can cause dilation. The dilation is a sign of the severity of the diagnosis. They must address the valve defect to correct the dilation.

Question: What is Mitral Regurgitation and Tricuspid Regurgitation? Please explain why it is permanent exclusion in our health maintenance coverage?

Answer: Your health care excluded you for this?? It can mean nothing most of the time, you have some backflow from the ventricles to the atria and 30% of the population is believed to have some degree of mitral regurgitation. MOST don't even require treatment. Very very few of these patients require surgery. There is no excuse for anybody to be denied health care over this. This is not right. Don't know that a lawyer could help you with this, but it might be worth the consultation fee.

Question: i had an echo doppler on my heart today what is Mitral Valve & Tricuspid Valve - Regurgitation Trivial mean?? I want to join the police force and am having a medical and would like to know what these items mean, and wether i should be worried or are they nothing? Thanks

Answer: It means that there is a trivial amount of backflow of blood thru both of these valves. The abnormal flow of blood is backwards from the ventricles back to the atria, I use the pleural because it involves 2 valves. Only you know if this medical information will keep you off the force, and since it is so small, it may not even show up as a heart murmur. To put your mind at ease you would want to talk to a doctor, but it does not sound like it is a problem currently. Check back when you get older as heart valves tend to get stiffer, and calcify with age and this may become a larger leak as you age.

Question: will mild tricuspid regurgitation disqualify me from the military? I got some bad news back from my Air Force recruiter.he says my MEPS doctor said that I was disqualified because I have Mitral Valve Prolapse.I have read online that MVP is not a reason for rejection unless there is rapid heart beat, murmur, or mitral regurgitation.I don't have any of those but on my EKG results from 2002, it says I have Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation.this is the only reason I can think of for being disqualified.I have researched it and many sites say mild TR is nothing to worry about and I can't find anything that says that mild TR will disqualify me.I'm really athletic, workout 3 days a week and run 2-3 miles 3 days a week.I didn't even know I had mitral valve prolapse until after an EKG after I was accidently hit in the chest after a baseball game.I was sent to the heart doctor just to make sure everything was ok and found out from there that i had MVP. If anyone has any info or can help me out with an answer to the military question please let me know....THANKS! i'm sorry it wasn't an EKG...it was an Echo that i had...but like i said before i have never had any probelms with my heart. I'm going to get a "in house" physical at MEPS next week and also to get another Echo. Once I get the results from that my recruiter is going to send it to the Surgeon General in Texas so he can decide if my waiver will be passed. The disqualifing factors never said anything about mild TR disqualifing anyone but, I guess you never know. I know the Air Force disqualifies a lot of pilots with MVP but I'm not going in to be a pilot, just to work on missiles. If anyone has any input on my situation please let me know...THANKS Kev B.

Answer: You can apply for /appeal for a light office job, but I don't think so the superiors will agree.