Tricuspid Valve Interventions: Heart Team Discussion, When, Who and What?

Dec 30, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Tricuspid Valve Interventions: Heart Team Discussion, When, Who and What?

Primary (leaflet abnormality): 25% Congenital Ebstein’s anomaly   Tricuspid valve tethering associated with perimembranous VSD and VSA   Other (giant right atrium)  Acquired disease Carcinoid   Degenerative (myxomatous)   Endocarditis   Endomyocardial fibrosis   Iatrogenic (pacing…

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Transcatheter Interventions for Tricuspid Regurgitation: Rationale, Overview of Current Technologies, and Future Perspectives

Dec 30, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Transcatheter Interventions for Tricuspid Regurgitation: Rationale, Overview of Current Technologies, and Future Perspectives

• Flexibility of the TA and the surrounding myocardium (calcification is rare) counteracts fixation and long-term stability of transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement devices and increases the risk of dehiscence of annuloplasty…

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