Publication Date:
2017
Short description:
Percutaneous bicuspidalization of the tricuspid valve using the MitraClip system / Latib, A., Mangieri, A., Agricola, E., Denti, P., Regazzoli, D., Giannini, F., Ancona, M.B., Monaco, F., Alfieri, O., Colombo, A.. - In: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING. - ISSN 1569-5794. - 33:2(2017), pp. 227-228. [10.1007/s10554-016-0996-8]
abstract:
An 84-year-old man with cardial senile amyloidosis and severe tricuspid regurgitation was referred for right sided heart failure symptoms. The patient was scheduled for a percutaneous treatment due to the prohibitive risk of surgery. Two MitraClips were implanted using a transjugular approach with successful echocardiographic and clinical results. This case shows the rational of the procedural with a bicuspidalization of the valve demonstrated at the three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Heart failure; MitraClip; Tricuspid regurgitation; Tricuspid valve; Aged, 80 and over; Cardiac Catheterization; Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Male; Prosthesis Design; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; Tricuspid Valve; Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
List of contributors:
Latib, Azeem; Mangieri, Antonio; Agricola, Eustachio; Denti, Paolo; Regazzoli, Damiano; Giannini, Francesco; Ancona, Marco B.; Monaco, Fabrizio; Alfieri, Ottavio; Colombo, Antonio
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