Percutaneous management of tricuspid regurgitation. Image-guided step-by-step MitraClip procedure

MitraClip step by step; how to simplify the procedure

The MitraClip system is a device for percutaneous edge-to-edge reconstruction of the mitral valve in patients with severe mitral regurgitation who are deemed at high risk for surgery. Studies have underlined the therapeutic benefit of the MitraClip system for patients at extreme and high risk for mitral valve surgery, suffering from either degenerative or functional mitral regurgitation. The Mi...

Transcatheter treatment of severe tricuspid regurgitation with the MitraClip system.

AIM The aim of this study was to show technical principles and feasibility of transcatheter tricuspid valve repair by use of the MitraClip system. METHODS AND RESULTS Three consecutive patients were treated successfully for severe symptomatic Tricuspid regurgitation. Three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography confirmed reduction of measured effective regurgitant orifice in all patien...

Management of tricuspid regurgitation

Secondary tricuspid regurgitation is the most frequent type of tricuspid insufficiency in western countries. Its surgical treatment is still an object of debate both in terms of timing and surgical techniques. Until recently, the avoidance of surgery for tricuspid repair was commonly accepted in patients with less than severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation undergoing left-sided valve surgery...

Waste Minimization Assessments a Step - by - Step Procedure

Management of tricuspid valve regurgitation.

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