A case is reported in which acute tricuspid regurgitation developed in a child with a ventricular septal defect resulting in a left ventricular-right atrial shunt. This was successfully treated by closure of the defect and tricuspid valve replacement. The anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve was almost completely destroyed by endocarditis, though in previous reports of tricuspid valve endoca...

a2-year-old cachectic cross-breed gelding was admitted toveterinary teaching hospital of university of tehran followingthe onset of a marked respiratory distress, coughing and ventraledema. clinical examinations indicated harsh respiratory andexpiratory sounds as well as jugular vein distention. therespiratory and heart rates were 35/min and 60 bpm, respectively.agrade iii/iv pansystolic murmur...

Objective: The choice of the valve substitute in the tricuspid position remains controversial. A St. Jude Medical valve is a choice of valve substitute and its lower thrombogenicity and excellent hemodynamic performance have been reported even in the tricuspid position. However, little is known of the long-term durability of the St. Jude Medical valve in the tricuspid position. Our long-term ex...

Introduction Tricuspid valve disease is rarely an isolated condition. Most cases are associated with other valvular or myocardial disease, pulmonary hypertension or systemic disorders. The tricuspid valve is located in the outflow tract of the right ventricle, and is the largest heart valve with an area of approximately 11cm2. The valvular apparatus includes the fibrous annulus, the leaflets (a...

OBJECTIVE To define the entity of tricuspid regurgitation caused by tethering of the tricuspid valve leaflets by aberrant tendinous chords. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary care centre (university teaching hospital). PATIENTS 10 patients with unexplained severe tricuspid regurgitation. METHODS The last 13 500 echocardiographic studies from our facility were reviewed to ident...

A case is reported concerning echocardiographic findings in a patient with congenital corrected transposition of the great vessels and Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve. This presented an unusual opportunity to study atrioventricular valve closure in a patient in whom the Ebstein's malformation involved the systemic atrioventricular valve. The mitral to tricuspid valve closure interval w...

A straightforward tricuspid valve repair technique is illustrated here, which may be employed either for functional (normal valve with dilated annulus) or for primary or organic (Ebstein's anomaly, leaflet retraction/tethering and chordal malposition/tethering, with annular dilatation) tricuspid valve incompetence and for moderate and severe degrees of incompetence, without any residual regurgi...

The strategy of transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation into failing mitral and aortic bioprosthetic valves is a documented approach. It allows one to avoid performing a high-risk repeat cardiac surgery in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. Tricuspid valve-in-valve implantation has been documented only a few times in the literature. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman with a ...

Introduction Transcatheter valve-in-valve replacement is an attractive alternative to redo open-heart surgery for failing bioprosthetic valves and is increasingly being performed in patients with high surgical risk. Unlike the robust data on aortic valve-in-valve replacement, limited experience with tricuspid valve-in-valve replacement has been reported. Moreover, the feasibility and safety of ...

as pre-existing abnormalities, such as tricuspid valve annular dilatation or pulmonary hypertension, may be present. The mechanism of tricuspid regugirtation plays an important role in the choice of treatment. If tricuspid regurgitation caused by the endocardial lead is managed by surgery, medical treatment is needed for other reasons. Defining the precise anatomical relationship between the tr...