Impact of guideline-directed medical therapy on long-term outcome after tricuspid TEER

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A 79-year-old woman with advanced right heart failure (NYHA III) was referred after repeated hospitalisations for decompensation despite optimal medical therapy. Echocardiography revealed torrential functional tricuspid regurgitation with suitable anatomy for T-TEER. Given her high surgical risk (TRISCORE 7/12) and borderline pulmonary hypertension, how would you treat?

Authors

Mirjam Keßler

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Universitätsklinikum Ulm - Ulm, Germany

Wolfgang Rottbauer

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Universitätsklinikum Ulm - Ulm, Germany