Intracardiac echocardiography to enable successful edge-to-edge transcatheter tricuspid valve repair in patients with insufficient TEE quality.

CONCLUSIONS: ICE guidance may offer an additional tool to guide EETVr with the MitraClip device in patients with poor TEE quality, as it enables successful results without impairing procedural safety.
PMID: 32925015 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation - September 6, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Curio J, Abulgasim K, Kasner M, Rroku A, Lauten A, Lendlein A, Landmesser U, Reinthaler M Tags: Clin Hemorheol Microcirc Source Type: research