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New Treatment Options Available for Patients with Tricuspid Valve Disease

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How has treatment for tricuspid valve disease evolved? Makkar: For decades, tricuspid regurgitation was largely overlooked, often addressed only during surgeries for other heart valves. In such cases, TTVR, which replaces the valve entirely, may be a better option. How do you discuss options with patients?

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Abbott Announces FDA Approval of First-of-its-kind Device to Repair Leaky Tricuspid Heart Valve, TriClip

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its TriClip, a first-of-its-kind device to repair leaky tricuspid heart valve, for which more than 1.6 are affected by tricuspid regurgitation, 1 which can severely impact quality of life. Abbott has announced U.S million people in the U.S. are estimated to be affected.

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Self-Expanding Valve Outperforms Balloon-Expandable Valve for TAVR in Patients with Small Valve Annulus

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Patients had a valve annulus of 430 mm2 or less and anatomy suitable for either the Evolut PRO/PRO+/FX or the SAPIEN 3/3 Ultra. The other half of participants received the balloon-expandable SAPIEN valve, which is made from bovine tissue and inserted inside the heart valve by using a balloon to expand to full size.

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People With Tricuspid Valve Disease Have New Treatment Options

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How has treatment for tricuspid valve disease evolved? Makkar: For decades, tricuspid regurgitation was largely overlooked, often addressed only during surgeries for other heart valves. In such cases, TTVR, which replaces the valve entirely, may be a better option. How do you discuss options with patients?