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New Treatment Options Available for Patients with Tricuspid Valve Disease

DAIC

In tricuspid valve regurgitation, a complex condition that Cedars-Sinai experts regularly treat, the valve between two heart chambers on the right side doesn't open or close properly. Makkar explained the advances for patients with tricuspid valve disease in a conversationwith the Cedars-Sinai Newsroom. Image by Getty. Image by Getty.

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Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement: will it prevail?

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a prevalent and challenging condition associated with poor survival outcomes and significant morbidity. The advent of transcatheter tricuspid interventions has provided new therapeutic possibilities, particularly for high-risk patients who are ineligible for conventional surgery.

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Transcatheter bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve replacement in patients with a small aortic annulus: an observational study

Open Heart

Objective To compare the clinical outcomes and haemodynamic performance following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with severe bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic stenosis (AS) and small annuli. Design Retrospective analysis based on a prospective observational cohort. mm 2 (IQR 348.0–406.4)),

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A Peek at the Pipeline of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement Systems

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- The race to develop transcatheter systems for tricuspid regurgitation (TR) continues, and early-stage report cards are in for several investigational devices. Progress with transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) candidate.

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Left atrial pressure and significant tricuspid regurgitation in persistent atrial fibrillation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

IntroductionAtrial fibrillation (AF) is a well-established contributing factor to isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR), with elevated left atrial pressure (LAP) playing a crucial role in disease progression and patient outcomes.

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First Transcatheter Tricuspid Regurgitation Treatment Approved

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the Evoque tricuspid valve replacement system as the first transcatheter treatment for tricuspid regurgitation (TR), Edwards Lifesciences announced. Evoque gained an indication for severe TR that is symptomatic.

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Reassessing the role of tricuspid valve surgery in the modern era

Heart BMJ

The tricuspid valve (TV), historically deemed the ’forgotten valve’, is undergoing a renaissance as mounting evidence highlights its critical role in cardiovascular outcomes.