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 Tricuspid Regurgitation is a condition of the heart in which tricuspid valve does not shut correctly, which causes blood to leak into the atrium of the heart when the ventricle narrows. The right ventricle is estranged from right atrium via the tricuspid valve. Tricuspid regurgitation inflicts just 4 out of 100,000 people. It is generally seen in people with a kind of congenital heart disease referred to as Ebstein's anomaly. The most common cause of tricuspid regurgitation is inflammation of the right ventricle. Enlargement may be related to any ailment that leads to failure of the...