CHRONIC ATRIOVENTRICULAR REGURGITATIONS IN CURRENT CLINICAL PRACTICE

Both mitral and tricuspid regurgitations are quite common in clinical practice. They share etiologies and treatment strategies. Recently, a lot attention has been put on tricuspid regurgitation and its impact on patients outcomes. New pathophysiological and grading concepts has been introduced. Percutaneous transcatheter technologies for both atrioventricular valves are studied extensively and have reached randomized controlled trials stage.

Autorentext

Grazyna Jozefowicz-Okonkwo, graduated with distinction The Medical University of Lodz, Poland, 1996. Certified cardiologist since 2008 and certified sonographer since 2011. Since 2012 practicing both in Sweden and in Poland. Privately mother to one teenage son, likes action movies and likes journeys.