Visualization of Number of Tricuspid Valve Leaflets Using Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography

Accurate visualization and identification of tricuspid valve (TV) leaflets are important for successful guidance of transcatheter TV interventions. The TV is the largest and most anterior and apically positioned of the four cardiac valves. Historically the TV has been described as having three leaflets, named according to their anatomic orientation: the anterior (the largest, with a quadrangular shape), the septal (short radially but long circumferentially, semicircular in shape), and the posterior (intermediate in size, with a triangular shape and scalloped indentations).

Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - December 28, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ilya Karagodin, Megan Yamat, Karima Addetia, Roberto M. Lang Tags: Brief Research Communication Source Type: research