Home care measures for tricuspid insufficiency include:

• Take prescribed medications as directed.
• Stop smoking
• Avoid exposure to secondary smoke
• Limit physical activity as directed by your doctor.
• Eat a healthy heart diet:
• Low fat diet
• Low cholesterol diet
• Low salt diet
• Monitor your weight:
• Keep a log of the results.
• If you have high blood pressure:
• Learn how to take your blood pressure.
• Check your blood pressure every day.
• Keep a log of your results.
• Learn how to take your own pulse:
• Report a rapid or irregular pulse to your doctor.
• Notify your doctor or dentist that you have tricuspid insufficiency if you have surgery or a dental procedure.

Low salt diet
Individuals who are being treated for congestive heart failure or high blood pressure should limit salt intake to 1,000-1,500 mg of sodium per day. One teaspoon of salt contains about 2,300 mg of sodium.

Tips on how to reduce your salt consumption:

• Avoid cooking with salt.
• Avoid fast food.
• Avoid salty foods, such as pickles, cured meats, salty snacks, and canned soup.
• Avoid seasonings that contain sodium, such as soy sauce, steak sauce, garlic and onion salt, and monosodium glutamate.
• Do not add salt to your food at the dinner table.
• Read food labels and buy foods that are low in salt.
• When eating out, ask that your food be prepared without added salt.