Case report: Transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention using K-Clip™ system after prior Kay’s annuloplasty

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiovascular Medicine

Shengjun Wu¹  Lingshan Liu¹  Xiaoyi Dai¹  Yiming Ni¹  Peng Teng¹  Shuai Yuan² 

[1] Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;Department of Echocardiography and Vascular Ultrasound Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;

关键词: tricuspid regurgitation;    K-Clip™;    annuloplasty;    transcatheter;    tricuspid valve;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcvm.2023.1169524

 received in 2023-02-19, accepted in 2023-07-11,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The K-Clip™ system is emerging as an alternative to correct tricuspid regurgitation (TR) for patients with high surgical risk. However, patients with recurrent severe tricuspid regurgitation after prior Kay’s annuloplasty are not generally deemed to be candidates for K-Clip™ implantation. Herein, we report a case of a 63-year-old woman with recurrent symptomatic torrential tricuspid regurgitation 5 years after double valve replacement with Kay’s annuloplasty of the tricuspid valve. The K-Clip™ was successfully implanted, and the severity of tricuspid regurgitation and dimensions of tricuspid annulus achieved significant reduction. In conclusion, K-Clip™ can still be feasible and effective for patients with prior Kay’s annuloplasty. However, indications become more rigorous, and evaluation should be more comprehensive.

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© 2023 Wu, Dai, Liu, Yuan, Teng and Ni.