First-in-Human Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair in a Patient With Severely Regurgitant Tricuspid Valve

Severe tricuspid regurgitation is associated with poor prognosis; however, there are limited Class I indications for intervention, and high–surgical risk patients may go untreated. We report the first-in-human successful transcatheter tricuspid valve repair for severe tricuspid regurgitation. The objective of this study was to show the feasibility of a transcatheter tricuspid annular repair. Compassionate-use approval for the procedure was...