It is the first heart sound and is the "lubb" sound in lubb-dupp. The S1 sound is made when the mitral and tricuspid valves close, preventing blood from backflowing into the atria. The diastolic ...

Location: The location of the heart sound can help determine the etiology. The standard listening posts (aortic, pulmonic, tricuspid and mitral) apply to both heart sounds and murmurs. For example ...

The first heart sound (S1) results from the closing of the mitral and tricuspid valves. The sound produced by the closure of the mitral valve is termed M1, and the sound produced by closure of the ...

A EUROPEAN post-market registry study has demonstrated that tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) using the ...

CMS has approved Medicare and Medicaid coverage for transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement procedures for the treatment of ...

This is a heart model with an arrow pointing to the white tricuspid valve. A new study found that either dilating the tricuspid valve opening or displacing the papillary muscles that control its ...

The septum separates the right-hand and left-hand side of the heart. The tricuspid valve separates the right atrium and right ventricle. It opens due to a build-up of pressure in the right atrium ...