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The Tricuspid Valve (TV) Evaluation

Explore the role of Doppler in assessing the tricuspid valve during the first trimester. Students will learn how to identify tricuspid regurgitation and understand its clinical significance as a holistic marker for fetal cardiac health and chromosomal anomalies.


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1. Doppler gate should be used when assessing the tricuspid valve in the first trimester?
2. When assessing tricuspid regurgitation with Doppler, the flow angle should be:
3. For tricuspid regurgitation to be classified as "significant," its duration must be:
4. What minimum velocity defines a significant tricuspid regurgitant jet in the first trimester?
5. What percentage of chromosomally NORMAL fetuses show significant tricuspid regurgitation?
6. In Down syndrome (Trisomy 21), what percentage of fetuses show significant TR in the first trimester?
7. What percentage of Trisomy 18 fetuses show significant tricuspid regurgitation?
9. When TR is added as a second screening test for Down syndrome, what false-positive rate is achieved?
10. With TR as a second screening test, what is the reported detection rate for Down syndrome?