An echocardiogram is the primary diagnostic tool used for tricuspid regurgitation. Also called a diagnostic cardiac ultrasound, this test uses ultrasound technology to produce images of your heart ...

The idea of add-on tricuspid valve repair at the time of mitral valve surgery makes sense because severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with a poor prognosis, and reoperation on the ...

Severe tricuspid regurgitation is associated with disabling symptoms and an increased risk of death. Data regarding outcomes after percutaneous transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement are needed ...

The early rollout of Evoque transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement in Europe has resulted in significant reductions in tricuspid regurgitation and symptoms -- though permanent pacemakers were ...

To date a standardized scanning protocol for lung ultrasound does not exist, although a consensus statement promoting an eight-zone protocol, as used in our study, has recently been published. [18] ...

Tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) significantly reduced the severity of secondary tricuspid regurgitation and improved quality of life after one year, according to research ...

State of the Art Published: 10 March 2016 State-of-the-Art Three- and four-dimensional ultrasound in fetal echocardiography: an up-to-date overview B M E Adriaanse, J M G van Vugt & M C Haak ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CroíValve, a pioneering medical device company focused on the development of a novel transcatheter device for the treatment of severe+ tricuspid regurgitation (TR ...

Researchers found that among patients who had the combined mitral valve and tricuspid valve repair, just 3.9% developed severe regurgitation, died, or needed a reoperation, compared to 10.2% who ...