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A Case of Isolated Congenital Tricuspid Insufficiency.
Dong Hyun Choo, Dong Kyoon Kim, Jung Yeon Choi, Yong Soo Yoon, Chang Yee Hong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(8):814-819.   Published online August 31, 1984
Isolated congenital tricuspid insufficiency is a rare anomaly and may be caused by abnormal chordae tendinae, papillary muscle, or valve leaflets. The cause of these lesions is generally ascribed to incomplete undermining of primitive endocardial cushion by sinusoidal space, which differentiate the cushion into the various valvular structures. Carvallo’s sign, most characteristic clinical sign in tricuspid insufficiency, is augumentation of systolic...