Kuwait
A 19-year-old female asked:
1-is there difference between trace and mild valves regurgitation? 2-what does it mean when reported "mild/moderate" pulmonary htn?
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Dr. Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay answered
Hospital-based practice 21 years experience
Insignificant.: The difference between "trace" & "mild" tricuspid regurgitation is insignificant, as there is no specific treatment for the condition & no apparent consequence for having it. (In fact, there is no replacement valve surgery for the tricuspid.) Mild-to-mod pulmonary hypertension relates to high blood pressures in the lungs. The measurements aren't 100% accurate, so the degree is estimated.
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Kuwait
A 19-year-old female asked:
Does pulmonary hypertension necessarily worsen if there is valves regurgitation?(mitral, tricuspid or pulmonary) Because that's what i have..
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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
Pathology 44 years experience
Very serious: This diagnosis especially at your age is of such grave importance that I warn you against taking advice from anyone else until you have reviewed it fully with both your primary care physician and the specialist who made / confirmed the diagnosis.
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