Background:
Intervention for tricuspid regurgitation (TR) tends to
happen concurrently with and is addressed during mitral valve surgery. Isolated
TR interventions, however, are not unusual and are becoming more common. The
purpose of this study was to provide a general overview of the transcatheter
tricuspid valve implantation (TTVI) devices, taking into account the several
design variations, and to unify the implantation technique, existing clinical
results, and potential future directions for TR replacement therapy.
Methods:
The major databases, namely Pubmed via Medline, Embase, and
Cochrane library, were systematically searched from the date of conception until
10 February 2023, in accordance with the preferred reporting items for systematic
reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) standards.
Results:
Eleven studies
were isolated from a total cohort of 5842 publications. All the transcatheter
tricuspid prostheses were circular in design yet categorized into annular
tricuspid valve implantation (ATVI) and caval valve implantation (CAVI) groups.
Bleeding (25.2%), severe access site and vascular issues requiring intervention
(5.8%), device migration or embolization (3.6%), and paravalvular leak (38%)
are among the early TTVI-related complications that have been observed. The CAVI
group experienced 3 of 28 bleeding cases and 2 of 4 device migration cases.
Conclusions:
Following the intervention with a transcatheter tricuspid
prosthesis, this review discovered an early favorable outcome and a general
improvement in heart failure symptoms. However, there was a lot of variation in
their design, implantation technique, and early clinical outcomes. Understanding
the design variations, difficulty of implantation and learning from this review’s
key findings could help with the future development of catheter-based tricuspid
valves.
Systematic Review Registration:
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