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A percutaneous approach to create tricuspid regurgitation in swine: a model for transcatheter tricuspid valve therapy assessment.

Qian YanZhi Wei ChanJeremy Xian Wei GohJimmy Kim Fatt HonJulian Chi Leung WongWilliam Kok-Fai KongEdgar Lik Wui Tay
Published in: Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs (2021)
Severe tricuspid regurgitation can be created by a simple and effective percutaneous approach with a grasping forceps in swine model and right heart dilation can be observed consistently at one-month follow-up. This model will be valuable in pre-clinical studies for developing new tricuspid valve repair or replacement technique to treat severe tricuspid regurgitation.
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