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Value of color doppler jet area for grading regurgitation severity in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation - better than its reputation?

2013

Jet (fluid)medicine.medical_specialtyMitral regurgitationVena contractamedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryRegurgitation (circulation)Doppler echocardiographyEffective Regurgitant Orifice AreaInternal medicineCardiologyMedicineIn patientRadiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessGrading (tumors)European Heart Journal
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Six-Month Outcomes of the Tri-Repair Study Assessing the Cardioband Tricuspid Valve Reconstruction System for Patients with Severe Tricuspid Regurgit…

2018

Background: Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates with limited treatment options. We report the six-month safety and performance of the Cardioband™ Tricuspid Valve Reconstruction System in the treatment of severe functional TR in 30 patients enrolled in the TRI-REPAIR study. Methods: Between October 2016 and July 2017, 30 patients were enrolled in this single-arm, multicenter, prospective trial. Patients were diagnosed with severe, symptomatic TR in the absence of untreated left-heart disease and deemed inoperable because of unacceptable risk for open-heart surgery by the local heart team. Clinical, functional, and echocardiographic data w…

medicine.medical_specialtyTricuspid valveEjection fractionVena contractabusiness.industryMortality ratemedicine.diseaseClinical trialmedicine.anatomical_structureQuality of lifeInternal medicineHeart failureGood clinical practicemedicinebusinessSSRN Electronic Journal
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