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. 2020 Oct 13;115(4):720–775. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20201047

Table 44. Step 3: Evaluation of severe tricuspid regurgitation symptoms.

Symptoms
Dyspnea
(NYHA FC II to IV)

  • Secondary to left heart disease (pulmonary capillary congestion, pulmonary arterial hypertension).

  • Dyspnea during exertion and nocturnal paroxysmal
Fatigue

  • Main symptom

  • Associated with lower limbs pain and edema

  • More common in right heart failure

FC: functional class; NYHA: New York Heart Association.