Tupelo-based North Mississippi Medical Center has become the first hospital in Mississippi to treat tricuspid regurgitation using Abbott’s TriClip G5 system, a minimally invasive device designed for patients who are not candidates for open-heart surgery.
The procedure was performed Feb. 19 by cardiothoracic surgeon David Talton, MD, and interventional cardiologist Dane Ballard, MD. The transcatheter, edge-to-edge repair system reduces blood backflow by clipping the tricuspid valve leaflets together, improving heart efficiency, according to a Feb. 26 news release.
Tricuspid regurgitation, a condition where blood leaks backward through the right-side heart valve, has traditionally been managed with medication or high-risk surgery.
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