[HSF] Tricuspid Disease and Jaundice

[prasannasimha]

I really do not think so. Uncompensated Right heart failure due to TR 
can cause Jaundice and I have seen this. TS just makes it worse.Worse 
still is combined TS TR.
Prasanna

Michael Firstenberg wrote:
> Just reviewing some SESATS questions (adult cardiac IX) and in a 
> question about tricuspid valve disease the answer is basically 
> stenosis can cause jaundice while TR does not.
>
> Maybe I am missing something obvious (although I do not recall a 
> jaundice patient from TR in the absence of other liver disease, though 
> do see a lot of chirrosis) I dont see much TS.  Can someone shed some 
> light on this?
>
>
> -michael
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