Francesca Romana Prandi, Stamatios Lerakis, Martina Belli, Federica Illuminato, Davide Margonato, Lucy Barone, Saverio Muscoli, Marcello Chiocchi, Mario Laudazi, Massimo Marchei, Marco Di Luozzo, Annapoorna Kini, Francesco Romeo, Francesco Barillà
Severe tricuspid valve (TV) regurgitation (TR) has been associated with adverse long-term outcomes in several natural history studies, but isolated TV surgery presents high mortality and morbidity rates. Transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions (TTVI) therefore represent a promising field and may currently be considered in patients with severe secondary TR that have a prohibitive surgical risk. Tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) represents one of the most frequently used TTVI options. Accurate imaging of the tricuspid valve (TV) apparatus is crucial for T-TEER preprocedural planning, in order to select the right candidates, and is also fundamental for intraprocedural guidance and post-procedural follow-up...
May 10, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine