At just the right moment, the right and left atria empty their accumulated blood into the right and left ventricles. The four heart valves (tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral and aortic) open and close at ...

The other authors have declared no conflicts of interest. Considered initially as a bystander, tricuspid regurgitation has shown to be an important predictor of mortality in patients with left-side ...

Severe tricuspid regurgitation is associated with disabling symptoms and an increased risk of death. Transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement may improve outcomes. New research findings are ...