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ArticleJACC. Case reports2026

Transjugular Tricuspid Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair.

Arturo Giacaman, Georgi Fram, James Alter, Pedro Engel Gonzalez, Tiberio Frisoli, James Lee, Bryan Zwieg, John Dawdy, Brian O'Neill, Pedro Villablanca

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Arturo GiacamanStructural Heart Disease Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Electronic address: agiacam1@hfhs.org.
Georgi FramStructural Heart Disease Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
James AlterStructural Heart Disease Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Pedro Engel GonzalezStructural Heart Disease Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Tiberio FrisoliStructural Heart Disease Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
James LeeStructural Heart Disease Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Bryan ZwiegStructural Heart Disease Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
John DawdyStructural Heart Disease Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Brian O'NeillStructural Heart Disease Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Pedro VillablancaStructural Heart Disease Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundTranscatheter tricuspid valve edge-to-edge repair (TV TEER) is an established option for selected high-risk patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR), but procedural success depends on favorable device trajectory and coaxiality. CASE SUMMARY: A 79-year-old man with wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis, atrial fibrillation status post left atrial appendage closure, pulmonary hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and recurrent heart failure admissions presented with NYHA functional class III symptoms and torrential functional TR. Imaging showed severe right-sided dilation and a prominent Eustachian ridge. Transfemoral TV TEER was attempted but failed because the ridge displaced the delivery system anteriorly and septally, preventing adequate alignment. The procedure was converted to a right internal jugular approach, allowing successful implantation of 2 clips and reduction of TR from torrential to mild without significant gradient. DISCUSSION: A prominent Eustachian ridge may complicate transfemoral TV TEER. In selected anatomically challenging cases, a transjugular approach can provide a useful alternative for successful repair.

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Eustachian ridgetranscatheter edge-to-edge repairtransjugular accessTriCliptricuspid regurgitation

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PMCPMC13571373

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