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Sorajja P, Whisenant B, Hamid N et al. Transcatheter Repair for Patients with Tricuspid Regurgitation. N Engl J Med. 2023;388(20):1833-1842. German Society of Cardiology - Cardiovascular Research e.V., Tricuspid valve regurgitation, DGK position paper, Cardiology 2022;-16:372-382. Initiative Herzklappen e.V., "Heart valve diseases in Germany. Faster to effective treatment", 2023. Available online at: https://initiative-herzklappe.de/publikationen/ Gesund.bund.de, Heart valve disease,…

Sorajja P, Whisenant B, Hamid N et al. Transcatheter Repair for Patients with Tricuspid Regurgitation. N Engl J Med. 2023;388(20):1833-1842. German Society of Cardiology - Cardiovascular Research e.V., Tricuspid valve regurgitation, DGK position paper, Cardiology 2022;-16:372-382. Initiative Herzklappen e.V., "Heart valve diseases in Germany. Faster to effective treatment", 2023. Available online at: https://initiative-herzklappe.de/publikationen/ Gesund.bund.de, Heart valve disease,…

Curtis JP et al (2005) The obesity paradox: body mass index and outcomes in patients with heart failure. Arch Intern Med 165:55-61. Kenchiah S et al. (2007) Baody mass index and prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure: insights form the Candesartan in Heart failure: Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and morbidity (CHARM) program. Circulation 116 (6): 627-636. I. Kiefer, Ch. Haberzettl, Ch. Panuschka, A. Rieder. Phytosterols and their importance in prevention. Journal of…

Your Heart: A Powerful, Life-Sustaining Pump Your heart is an amazing organ that works non-stop to keep you alive. Every day, it beats about 100,000 times, pumping around 7,200 litres of blood through your body. This blood carries oxygen and nutrients to all your organs and tissues. The heart is about the size of your fist and sits slightly tilted behind your breastbone. It’s made up of two sides, separated by a wall called the septum. Each side has two chambers: an atrium (upper chamber) and…

Heart team Once a diagnosis of structural heart disease has been made, individualised treatment is important. This is because it is not only the clinical diagnosis, such as mitral valve regurgitation, tricuspid regurgitation or aortic valve stenosis, that differ in their treatment options. In addition, important influencing factors such as the stage of the disease, other existing medical conditions or age can also be decisive for the further medical procedure. What is a heart team? So-called…

Tricuspid Valve The tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle of your heart. In a normally functioning tricuspid valve, blood flows in a single direction from the right atrium into the right ventricle. Tricuspid valve stenosis Doctors refer to a narrowing of the tricuspid valve opening as tricuspid valve stenosis. If the narrowing causes blood to back up into the circulatory system, typical symptoms such as water retention (oedema), loss of appetite, nausea,…

Once you have fully recovered, you are welcome to travel again. If you are visiting a tropical country, talk to your doctor beforehand, as there is an increased risk of infection with certain bacteria and microorganisms in some countries. You do not need to pay any particular attention to the security check at the airport using the metal detectors, as the Navitor Vision TAVI valve only contains a very small amount of metal. If a detector is nevertheless triggered, simply show the security…

Treatments for Heart Valve Disease What You Need to Know If you’ve been told you have heart valve disease, the treatment you need will depend on how severe your condition is and whether you have symptoms. Mild Heart Valve Disease If your condition is mild and you don’t have any symptoms, you might not need treatment right away. Instead, your doctor will likely recommend regular check-ups to keep an eye on your heart and make sure things aren’t getting worse. TRANSCATHETER TREATMENT…

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