Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement: Current Evidence, Device Landscape, and Future Directions
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions have rapidly evolved over the last decade in response to the large, historically undertreated population with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR). While most early experience focused on leaflet approximation and annuloplasty, orthotopic transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) has emerged as a transformative strategy that can achieve near-complete elimination of TR in anatomies that are suboptimal for repair. This narrative review summarizes the epidemiology and pathophysiology of severe TR, the rationale for valve replacement, contemporary TTVR devices and implantation concepts, available clinical evidence, and remaining challenges and future directions.
Source: Cureus
Authors: Ebrahim K Al-Ebrahim, Tahir Mohamed
Institution: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7123355085