Transcatheter Repair of Acute Torrential Tricuspid Regurgitation Presenting as Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome
An 82-year-old man developed acute breathlessness and cyanosis, exacerbated while upright and improved on lying flat (platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome). Echocardiography revealed acute torrential tricuspid regurgitation due to a flail posterior leaflet leading to right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The patient's symptoms resolved after transcatheter PFO closure and tricuspid valve edge-to-edge repair.
Authors
- João Ferreira‐Martins
- Sam Dawkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9457-0570)
- Mary Green
- Mark Zorman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5002-1518)
- William Jenkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8872-0413)
- C. Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8308-1592)
- Mark Philip Cassar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7192-6917)
- James Newton
- Thomas J. Cahill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4318-5618)
Institutions
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102999
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52