BACKGROUND Tricuspid valve (TV) annuloplasty is recommended for functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR), which is caused by TV annulus dilatation and tethering of the leaflets. However, the impact of TV deformations on the outcome of TV annuloplasty remains unknown. The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between preoperative TV deformation and residual TR after TV annuloplas...

A 50-year-old male with end-stage cardiomyopathy had been on the transplant waiting list as UNOS status 1b and was recently admitted to hospital with decompensated heart failure (Video 1). His recent transthoracic echocardiogram showed dilated left ventricle with severe dysfunction, severe mitral valve regurgitation and severe tricuspid valve regurgitation. He was in INTERMACS class II and was ...

Amyloid deposits in the heart are not exceptional in systemic amyloidosis. The clinical manifestations of cardiac amyloidosis may include restrictive cardiomyopathy, characterized by progressive diastolic and eventually systolic bi-ventricular dysfunction; arrhythmia; and conduction defects. To the best of our knowledge, no previous cases of isolated tricuspid regurgitation as the initial manif...

Cardiovascular specialists have entered an era of renewed interest and enthusiasm surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of valvular heart disease, driven in part by emerging percutaneous therapies for the treatment of aortic, pulmonic, and mitral valve disease. Despite this wave of investigation, little or no attention has been given to the treatment of tricuspid valve disease. Tricuspid regu...

AIMS Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) reduces cardiac output (CO) and increases central venous pressure leading to secondary organ dysfunction. To date, the open surgical approach is the only option to treat TR. Herein, we report our experience of treatment by percutaneous implantation of valved stents in the inferior vena cava (IVC) and superior vena cava (SVC) to substitute tricuspid valve...

Background The purpose of this study was to compare the hospital outcome and short term results of tricuspid valve (TV) repair with three repair techniques for functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR), namely, flexible Dacron band, DeVega and segmental annuloplasty. Methods A total of 60 patients underwent TV repair at National Heart Institute from January 2013 to November 2014, of which 20 ha...

Advancement in imaging techniques and interventional cardiology procedures have generated renewed interest in anatomy of tricuspid valve complex. The purpose of the present study was to characterize the morphology of tricuspid valve leaflets using objective criteria. Thirty-six embalmed cadaveric hearts were utilized for the present study. Leaflet morphology was studied using newly defined crit...

We prospectively studied 14 patients with the carcinoid syndrome to determine if two-dimensional echocardiography could detect the nature and extent of valvular abnormalities. Eight of the 14 patients had definite abnormalities of the right-sided cardiac valves. The tricuspid valve had a characteristic appearance, similar to previously described pathologic findings. The leaflets appeared diffus...

UNLABELLED Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) after blunt chest trauma is rare and often results from damage to the subvalvular apparatus. When injured, the damaged subvalvular apparatus may break immediately or at a later stage due to mechanical fatigue. We report the case of a 30-year-old man who sustained a blunt thoraco-abdominal trauma in a motorbike accident. The patient's condition imme...