Rico Osteresch

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Bremen Institute for Heart and Circulation Research (BIHKF) - Bremen, Germany

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How should I treat a torrential tricuspid valve regurgitation with large coaptation gap size and severe tethered leaflets?

26 Nov 2024

An 84-year-old female patient with severe tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR) and progressive right-sided heart failure signs is referred for diagnosis and treatment. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) reveals isolated torrential TR (5/5) with a large coaptation gap size and tethered leaflets. How would you treat this patient?

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