It then goes to the atrioventricular node and travels ... The right atrium is separated from the right ventricle by the tricuspid valve, which opens to allow blood to flow into the right ventricle.

With the introduction of percutaneous options, the role of surgery in the repair of dysfunctional tricuspid valves is being reevaluated in an effort to reduce the risk for end-stage disease.

In this randomized controlled trial, a transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement provided a mortality benefit compared to ...

After a minor stroke, doctors at UVM Medical Center discovered blood was leaking back into Winter’s heart, a condition called tricuspid valve regurgitation. It’s common among older patients ...

In the latter group, 41 patients were subsequently demonstrated to have tricuspid valves, leaving only 22 with uncertain AV morphology. Follow-up was from review of medical records for patients ...

According to the medical provider, the CentraCare Heart and Vascular team accomplished another milestone when they used two ...

A team at Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine's Heart and Vascular Institute have performed the first transcatheter tricuspid valve replacements in the state and region. The procedure was ...

Physicians at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) are the first in the state and region to perform transcatheter ...