The butterfly effect: Restoring the tricuspid coaptation after clipping the antero-septal commissure

Echocardiography. 2023 Feb;40(2):147-152. doi: 10.1111/echo.15527. Epub 2023 Jan 13.

Abstract

Edge-to-edge tricuspid transcatheter repair requires extensive echocardiographic planning before the procedure. Sometimes, anatomic features may anticipate a suboptimal result. For this reason, a tailored strategy is the key to the procedural success. We report a case of massive tricuspid regurgitation due to multiple complex mechanisms that was successfully treated by clipping the antero-septal commissure to restore functional coaptation of the valve leaflets at multiple sites.

Keywords: transcatheter edge-to-edge repair; transesophageal echocardiography; tricuspid regurgitation; tricuspid valve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
  • Humans
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency* / diagnostic imaging
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency* / surgery