Minimally invasive heart procedures are life-changing for those deemed ineligible for open heart surgery
Minimally invasive heart procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip placement to treat mitral regurgitation can improve quality of life, and even be lifesaving, for ...
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Tricuspid regurgitation severity after atrial septal defect closure or pulmonic valve replacement
However, little is known, on the effect of such procedures on pre-existing tricuspid regurgitation (TR ... Indeed, ASD closure and pulmonic valve replacement (PVR), either surgical or percutaneous, ...
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Clinical Safety and Efficacy of the VDyne Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement System for the Treatment of Tricuspid Regurgitation (VISTA)
Describes the nature of a clinical study. Types include: Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results. Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new ...
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Mortality associated with moderate and severe mitral regurgitation in 608 570 men and women undergoing echocardiography
Background Although the prognostic implications of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) are well recognised ... In severe symptomatic primary MR, valve intervention is considered.8 However, there is less ...