Minimally invasive valve repair improves quality of life in patients with tricuspid regurgitation

In patients with a poorly functioning tricuspid valve in the heart, a minimally invasive procedure using a clip to repair the valve was safe and improved both the valve’s functioning and patients’ quality of life at one year compared with the best available medical therapy but did not show any significant difference in survival or heart failure hospitalization, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.