A team of doctors from Abu Dhabi has successfully performed a rare tricuspid valve surgery on a 77-year-old Emirati lady. This minimally invasive surgery using advances in imaging technology has made it possible to get a good view of the valve percutaneously, thereby helping the previously untreatable patients. A geriatric patient was successfully treated for tricuspid valve regurgitation with a new minimally invasive surgery for the first time. The patient was an Emirati seeking medical assistance for many years without success.
Tricuspid valve and symptoms of regurgitation The tricuspid valve is one of the two major valves of the heart controlling the blood flow from the right upper to the right lower chamber. A regurgitation in this valve occurs when the valve stops its complete closure during every heartbeat. As a result, the blood flows in the wrong direction, causing excess…
