Older Vermonters are finding a better quality of life thanks to a new heart valve procedure.Last year, Hazel Winter of ...

With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

Surgical repair or replacement of the tricuspid valve is usually deferred unless cardiac surgery is being done for other purposes, such as repair or replacement of the mitral or aortic valves.

The tricuspid valve is anatomically complex. It’s often called the “forgotten valve” because of its position in the back of ...

CMS recently proposed a National Coverage Determination for transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement that -- unlike ... is that we don't show up, we don't see the patient. They refer a patient ...

Q. I have a leaky heart valve that may need surgery down the road. Can you tell me about heart-valve surgery in one of your columns? A. First, let’s explain briefly how the heart works.