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Interventional Cardiology Perspective of Functional
Tricuspid Regurgitation
by Shikhar Agarwal, E. Murat Tuzcu, E. Rene Rodriguez, Carmela D. Tan, L.
Leonordo Rodriguez, and Samir R. Kapadia
Circ Cardiovasc Interv
Volume 2(6):565-573
December 16, 2009
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Figure 1. Right atrial angiogram to demonstrate relations of the TV on fluoroscopy.
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Figure 2. Computed tomography images demonstrating the TV relation to the aorta and
pulmonary artery.
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Figure 3. Three-dimensional echocardiogram demonstrating the motion of the TV. Complete
opening (A), partial closure (B), and (C) complete closure of the valve leaflets (B).
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Figure 4. Anatomy of the TV and the valvular apparatus.
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Figure 5. Cranial View of the same specimen as in Figure 4.
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Figure 6. Relation of TV to aorta and moderator band.
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Figure 7. Relationship between the septal leaflet of the TV, noncoronary cusp of the aortic valve,
the membranous septum, and the interatrial septum.
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Figure 8. Concepts for percutaneous correction of FTR. A, Dissected heart with valved stent
devices in the superior and inferior vena cava (black arrows); the spacer/occluder (white arrow)
extends from the right ventricular apex to the tricuspid annular plane to facilitate an optimal
coaptation of the valve leaflets.
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