Tricuspid regurgitation: recent advances in understanding pathophysiology, severity grading and outcome

RT Hahn, LP Badano, PE Bartko… - European Heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Heightened interest in tricuspid regurgitation (TR) stems from the consistent association of
mortality with greater severity of TR, and a low use of surgical solutions in the setting of high …

Transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions: landscape, challenges, and future directions

L Asmarats, R Puri, A Latib, JL Navia… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Tricuspid regurgitation is a common finding in patients with left-sided valvular or myocardial
disease, often being a marker for late-stage chronic heart failure with a grim prognosis …

A multifunctional soft robot for cardiac interventions

J Rogatinsky, D Recco, J Feichtmeier, Y Kang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
In minimally invasive endovascular procedures, surgeons rely on catheters with low
dexterity and high aspect ratios to reach an anatomical target. However, the environment …

Feasibility study of the transcatheter valve repair system for severe tricuspid regurgitation

S Kodali, RT Hahn, MF Eleid, R Kipperman… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Background Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a prevalent disease with limited treatment
options. Objectives This is the first 30-day report of the US single-arm, multicenter …

National trends and outcomes in isolated tricuspid valve surgery

CJ Zack, EA Fender, P Chandrashekar… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background: Severe isolated disease of the tricuspid valve (TV) is increasing and results in
intractable right heart failure. However, isolated TV surgery is rarely performed, and there …

The need for a new tricuspid regurgitation grading scheme

RT Hahn, JL Zamorano - European Heart Journal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The adverse effects of severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) on longterm outcomes has now
been reported in a number of natural history studies. 1, 2 Current treatment for TR is …

Surgery does not improve survival in patients with isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation

AL Axtell, V Bhambhani, P Moonsamy… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - jacc.org
Background: Patients with isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in the absence of left-sided
valvular dysfunction are often managed nonoperatively. Objectives: The purpose of this …

Transcatheter treatment of severe tricuspid regurgitation with the edge-to-edge MitraClip technique

G Nickenig, M Kowalski, J Hausleiter, D Braun… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Current surgical and medical treatment options for severe tricuspid
regurgitation (TR) are limited, and additional interventional approaches are required. In the …

Anatomy and physiology of the tricuspid valve

A Dahou, D Levin, M Reisman, RT Hahn - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2019 - jacc.org
An appreciation of the complex and variable anatomy of the tricuspid valve is essential to
unraveling the pathophysiology of tricuspid regurgitation. A greater appreciation of normal …

Isolated tricuspid regurgitation: outcomes and therapeutic interventions

EA Fender, CJ Zack, RA Nishimura - Heart, 2018 - heart.bmj.com
Isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) can be caused by primary valvular abnormalities such
as flail leaflet or secondary annular dilation as is seen in atrial fibrillation, pulmonary …