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Guidance of Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Repair by Echocardiography

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Purpose of Review

Transcatheter valve therapies for mitral and tricuspid regurgitation are alternative methods to more invasive surgical treatment in candidates with high or prohibitive surgical risk. Echocardiography is the primary imaging modality for patient selection, pre-procedural planning, intra-procedural guidance, and post-procedural follow-up.

Recent Findings

This article outlines the applications of transcatheter valve repair therapy for mitral and tricuspid regurgitation based on the current cardiovascular guidelines and a growing body of evidence.

Summary

In this review, we provide a stepwise approach echocardiography in the guidance of the MitraClip device as currently the only FDA-approved transcatheter edge-to-edge repair device.

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Supplementary file1 (MP4 8679 KB) Video 1. Intracardiac echocardiography (left side) and transesophageal echocardiography (right side) intrans-gastric short axis view showing a positioning of device arms grasping oftricuspid valve.

Supplementary file2 (MP4 4255 KB) Video 2. Post-procedural transesophageal echocardiography evaluation ofresidual mitral regurgitation (right side) and tricuspid regurgitation (leftside) after successful deployment of the device.

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Brankovic, M., Sharma, A. Guidance of Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Repair by Echocardiography. Curr Cardiol Rep 24, 1901–1906 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-022-01808-z

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