With the introduction of percutaneous options, the role of surgery in the repair of dysfunctional tricuspid valves is being reevaluated in an effort to reduce the risk for end-stage disease.

On echocardiography (2-D and color Doppler), the four-chamber view shows tricuspid atresia type I with VSD (Figure 2). In tricuspid atresia, the ECG shows left-axis deviation (very unlike the ...

Esophageal atresia is a rare, congenital (present at birth) disorder of the digestive system in which the esophagus, the tube that normally carries food from the mouth to the stomach, does not connect ...

LOS ANGELES, CA—With growing numbers of patients now being treated percutaneously for tricuspid valve regurgitation, surgeons are urging their colleagues to be more actively involved in this space or ...

Validly measuring disease-specific health status is critical in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) to quantify the benefit of different interventions. The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy ...

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Types include: Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results. Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new ...