Caval Valve Implantation

Caval valve implantation for treatment of tricuspid regurgitation: post-mortem evaluation after mid-term follow-up.

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Management of tricuspid regurgitation by caval valve implantation: from technical feasibility to evaluation of efficacy.

Framingham, Massachusetts), 6 (7%) Jarvik 2000 (Jarvik Heart, New York, New York), 5 (6%) VentrAssist (Ventracor Ltd, Chatswood, NSW, Australia), and 2 (3%) Levacor (WorldHeart, Salt Lake City, Utah) LVADs. There were no significant differences in the degree of LV unloading, specifically right atrial pressure (p 1⁄4 0.76), mean pulmonary artery pressure (p 1⁄4 0.20), pulmonary vascular resistan...

Keeping off the wrong track on the right side: planning for transcatheter caval valve implantation.

P resence of severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with increasing mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure (1). Severe TR leads to reversal of blood flow into the inferior vena cava (IVC), resulting in wasted myocardial work and worsening of right heart function, congestive hepatopathy, and ascites. In a previous Editor’s Page, we highlighted the peculiarities of bloo...

Percutaneous caval stent valve implantation: investigation of an interventional approach for treatment of tricuspid regurgitation.

AIMS Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) reduces cardiac output (CO) and increases central venous pressure leading to secondary organ dysfunction. To date, the open surgical approach is the only option to treat TR. Herein, we report our experience of treatment by percutaneous implantation of valved stents in the inferior vena cava (IVC) and superior vena cava (SVC) to substitute tricuspid valve...

Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation: is earlier valve implantation better?