A vast unmet need exists for tricuspid valve (TV) repair for functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) among patients undergoing left heart valve surgery. The FTR is a dynamic entity that is governed by several pathophysiologic mechanisms like TV annular dilatation, annular shape, pulmonary hypertension, left or right ventricle dysfunction, right ventricle geometry, and leaflet tethering. Treatm...

Background Tricuspid regurgitation is frequently present in patients with mitral valve disease and most of this tricuspid are significant.
 Objective To find out the prevalence adult our hospital who planned for isolated surgery stenosis, or both. Patients moderate severe were considered as Method This was retrospective cross-sectional study performed at Shahid Gangalal National Heart Cent...

Right-sided endocarditis is relatively rare and can occasionally be complicated by vertebral osteomyelitis (VO). We describe successful treatment, including valve repair for tricuspid endocarditis associated with VO. A 77-year-old man presented with back pain and high fever. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated VO. Despite 2 months of intravenous antibiotics, the infectious signs persisted a...

Transcatheter transfemoral mitral valve repair using the MitraClip system (Abbott Vascular, USA) is used in high-risk or inoperable patients with severe mitral regurgitation. We report the first-in-human simultaneous transfemoral clipping of the mitral and tricuspid valve completed by occlusion of an atrial septal defect (ASD). The procedure was performed in an 84-year-old patient in October 20...

Background—We examined predictors of early and very long-term outcome after combined mitral and tricuspid valve repair for rheumatic disease. Methods and Results—Between 1974 and 2002, 153 consecutive patients (mean age, 46.0 13.2 years) underwent combined mitral and tricuspid valve repair for rheumatic disease. Mitral disease was predominantly stenosis (82.3%); 100% of patients had organic tri...

Carcinoid tumors usually originate in the gastrointestinal tract, but in rare instances they may arise in other organs. A patient with severe tricuspid and pulmonary regurgitation because of carcinoid syndrome successfully underwent double valve replacement using bioprostheses. The patient was finally diagnosed with carcinoid heart disease from an isolated ovarian carcinoid cancer. The diagnosi...

Premature opening of the pulmonary valve (opening independent of atrial or ventricular systole) was originally described in a case of sinus of Valsalva rupture into the right atrium. Since that time we have observed five additional cases in which the pulmonary valve opened prematurely. Entities encountered included: 1) constrictive pericarditis; 2) Loeffler's endocarditis; 3) Ebstein's anomaly ...

The Tricuspid regurgitation may be primary or secondary to left sided heart disease Residual tricuspid regurgitation is seen after tricuspid valve annuloplasty(TVA) – both ring and suture anuloplasty. A study was conducted in KEM Hospital as to validate the benefits of ring annuloplasty over suture anoloplasty. 80 patients undergoing MVR and TVA were studied. Of these 50 patients underwent MVR ...

The tricuspid valve, which is the atrioventricular valve attached to the morphological right ventricle, is affected by a wide range of pathological processes. Tricuspid valve diseases are now increasingly recognized as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Echocardiography is the most widely available and, hence, the first-line imaging modality used in the evaluation of tricuspid valv...

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