AUTHOR=Pozzoli Alberto , Zuber Michel , Reisman Mark , Maisano Francesco , Taramasso Maurizio 

TITLE=Comparative Anatomy of Mitral and Tricuspid Valve: What Can the Interventionlist Learn From the Surgeon

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 5 - 2018

YEAR=2018

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2018.00080

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2018.00080

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=Transcatheter valve interventions on the mitral and tricuspid valves provide currently increasing complexity. Part of the experience and knowledge that has been generated during the development of mitral devices can be adopted for the tricuspid valve. However, a deep understanding of the peculiar anatomy of the tricuspid and of the right heart chambers, with differences and similarities between the two valves results today essential. This review explores anatomical similarities and differences between the mitral and tricuspid valve, illustrating surgical anatomy, and their inferences with regard to transcatheter treatments.