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Novel Tricuspid Valve Procedure Improves Patients' Quality of Life and Health Status

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The EVOQUE tricuspid valve replacement system is a device designed to treat patients with severe leaking of the tricuspid valve, known as tricuspid regurgitation, without open heart surgery. The EVOQUE valve is implanted using a minimally invasive delivery system (a catheter) through the femoral vein reaching to the heart.

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Henry Ford Health Cardiologists Publish Case Series Study on Heart Valve Procedure

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These key takeaways from the research letter on IVL-facilitated valvuloplasty for severely calcified mitral valve stenosis are published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) Cardiovascular Interventions. an interventional cardiologist and structural heart disease expert at Henry Ford Health. “We

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Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute Performs Landmark Heart Valve Surgery

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milla1cf Mon, 06/10/2024 - 17:58 June 10, 2024 — Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute has successfully completed the first commercial tricuspid clip procedure in the Carolinas, performed in May at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. This procedure has since become a cornerstone in the field of structural heart interventions.

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FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Abbott’s First-of-its-kind Triclip System to Treat People with a Leaky Tricuspid Heart Valve

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Tricuspid regurgitation can put added strain on the heart and lead to other cardiovascular issues, which can significantly worsen a person's quality of life, but historically there have been few treatment options," said Lars Søndergaard , M.D.,

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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. and Lynn C.

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