Trans‐catheter repair of tricuspid regurgitation following left heart valve surgery: Expansion of the interventionist portfolio

Abstract

Key points

• Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is highly prevalent and leads to poor outcomes if left untreated.
• Surgical treatment of TR, if indicated, is generally recommended at the time of left heart valve surgery.
• Patients with only mild TR not meeting indications for concomitant tricuspid repair/replacement may develop progressive TR requiring treatment.
• A strategy of trans‐catheter tricuspid valve replacement in select patients with prior left heart valve surgery is feasible