Surgically Assisted Transcatheter Balloon-Expandable Valve in Inferior Vena Cava for Torrential Tricuspid Regurgitation.

ABSTRACT: Highlights•Transcatheter vena cava valve treats effects of torrential TR.•Caval diameter <35 mm accommodates largest SAPIEN valve using stent-based technique.•Surgically assisted implantation reduces larger caval diameters by an external ring.•This palliative procedure improves passive congestion for nonoperable patients.

SUBMITTER: Mulaikal TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6200689 | biostudies-other | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other