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New Treatment Options Available for Patients with Tricuspid Valve Disease

DAIC

Raj Makkar, MD: Tricuspid regurgitation is a condition where the tricuspid valve fails to close properly, allowing blood to flow backward into the right atrium. How has treatment for tricuspid valve disease evolved? In such cases, TTVR, which replaces the valve entirely, may be a better option.

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Autus Valve | The expandable artificial heart valve

Wellnest

In such scenarios, cardiologists’ primary form of treatment for children with coronary heart disease is a heart valve implant. Unfortunately, the traditional pulmonary valves have a fixed diameter that can’t match the size of the child’s heart over time.

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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

MIBHS

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Persistent high blood pressure forces the heart to work harder to pump blood. Over time, this additional strain causes the heart muscle to thicken, enlarging the heart. Antiarrhythmics to help manage abnormal heart rhythms.

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A Beginner’s Guide to the Heart’s Structure

MIBHS

The Ventricles are on the bottom of the heart and are often considered its main chambers, which collect blood from the left atrium and expel it toward the lungs. Heart Valves Blood flows through the heart’s structure in one direction from one chamber to the next through a series of valves.

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People With Tricuspid Valve Disease Have New Treatment Options

DAIC

Raj Makkar, MD: Tricuspid regurgitation is a condition where the tricuspid valve fails to close properly, allowing blood to flow backward into the right atrium. How has treatment for tricuspid valve disease evolved? In such cases, TTVR, which replaces the valve entirely, may be a better option.