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The butterfly effect: Restoring the tricuspid coaptation after clipping the antero-septal commissure |
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| Authors: | Valeria Cammalleri MD PhD Giuseppe Neri MD PhD Myriam Carpenito MD Annunziata Nusca MD PhD Francesco Grigioni MD PhD Gian Paolo Ussia MD |
| Affiliation: | 1. Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Campus Bio-Medico University, Roma, Italy;2. Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Campus Bio-Medico University, Roma, Italy Division of Cardiology, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy |
| Abstract: | Edge-to-edge tricuspid transcatheter repair requires extensive echocardiographic planning before the procedure. Sometimes, anatomic features may anticipate a suboptimal result. For this reason, a tailored strategy is the key to the procedural success. We report a case of massive tricuspid regurgitation due to multiple complex mechanisms that was successfully treated by clipping the antero-septal commissure to restore functional coaptation of the valve leaflets at multiple sites. |
| Keywords: | transcatheter edge-to-edge repair transesophageal echocardiography tricuspid regurgitation tricuspid valve |