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What is the difference between someone with 3 valves in their heart and someone with a normal heart?
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See below: are you referring to tricuspid atresia? This is a cyanotic congenital heart disease where the tricuspid valve is absent (technically three valves present), these patients often times have a single ventricle and require a complex surgery to address it. Normal individuals have 4 main valves - tricuspid, mitral, pulmonic and aortic valves.
Answered 10/22/2015
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