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Edwards Lifesciences to Acquire Innovalve

DAIC

an early-stage transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) company, following its initial investment in 2017. Innovalve will join the transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapies (TMTT) product group, led by corporate vice president, Daveen Chopra. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2024.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches New Valve Surgery Risk Calculators

DAIC

Tricuspid Valve Repair Existing literature on national surgical outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve repair or replacement is based on data from over a decade ago and may not reflect current practice results. Analysis of 13,587 patients undergoing isolated tricuspid valve surgery from 2017 to 2023 revealed a 5.5%

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ECG Blog #409 — Every-Other-Beat.

Ken Grauer, MD

Physiologically — the most commonly observed pattern of AFlutter, known as " Typical " AFlutter — produces 2:1 negative deflections seen in the inferior leads ( as seen in Figure-3 ) — as a result of CCW ( C ounter C lock W ise ) rotation of a fixed reentrant circuit around the tricuspid valve annulus and through the cavo-tricuspid isthmus.

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Chest discomfort and a dilated right ventricle. What's going on?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

(maybe not seen well on these echo-loops) The CW doppler at the tricuspid valve showed a maximum TR velocity of 2,55m/s with a TRP gradient of 26mmHg. large ASD, partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, significant tricuspid regurgitation, carcinoid valvular disease, etc,) 2) Conditions causing pressure overload of the RV.

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Right Ventricular?Vascular Uncoupling Predicts Pulmonary Hypertension in Clinically Diagnosed Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Journal of the American Heart Association

We aimed to determine possible echocardiographic parameters to predict the presence of PH in patients with HFpEFMethods and ResultsA total of 113 patients with HFpEF were prospectively enrolled from November 2017 to July 2022.

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Atrial dilatation in Atrial fibrillation : A query with multiple twists!

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

Spatial relationship of sites for atrial fibrillation drivers and atrial tachycardia in patients with both arrhythmias July 2017 International Journal of Cardiology 248(3) AF begets AF. On a personal note, we have recorded good E & A Doppler signals across the tricuspid valve, in RHD mitral stenosis, and AF.

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Physical Examination as a Helpful Aid in Decision-Making in Challenging ECGs

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This physical exam sign is seen with AV dissociation — and results from right atrial contraction against a closed tricuspid valve. Cannon waves are associated with reduced RV compliance or elevated RV end-diastolic pressure ( Ali et al — Ann Noninvasic Electrocard 22:e12423, 2017 — and — Chen and Pel-Ying Pai — Circulation 119:e381, 2009 ).