I sometimes get very mild chest aches in the heart area, however, I can go about my daily activities. I have heard that rheumatic fever can cause this tricuspid valve insufficiency. You need to find out from the doctor, not the tech, whether the regurgitation was severe. A number of illnesses can affect either side of the heart. Even for severe tricuspid regurgitation, surgery is not usually the first line of therapy.
Rheumatic fever is entirely different from rheumatoid arthritis, thought the two are often confused.
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