A Rare Case of Isolated Rheumatismal Tricuspid Valve Involvement in a Middle-Aged Woman

Tricuspid valve stenosis (TS) is often combined with tricuspid regurgitation and most cases of TS have a rheumatic origin. TS is usually associated with other valvopathies when occurring in a rheumatic context. Rheumatismal tricuspid stenosis typically occurs with concomitant mitral and/or aortic involvement. Other causes are rare, including congenital, carcinoid, and drug-induced valve disease, Whipple`s disease, endocarditis, and large right atrial tumor.

Here, we present a 42-year-old symptomatic woman with isolated TS due to rheumatic heart disease.

Patients suffering from rheumatic heart disease should be on regular followups and periodically assessed with echocardiography. In the present case, the tricuspid valve was involved in isolation.