Case report of a transcatheter tricuspid valve-in-valve replacement

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https://doi.org/10.24170/23-1-7751

Abstract

Transcatheter valve implantations in the tricuspid position are infrequent. We report a case of an Edwards SAPIEN 3 (S3) implantation in the tricuspid position as a transcatheter valve-in-valve procedure in a 12-year-old patient deemed at high risk for surgical reintervention.

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DN Pillay, University of the Free State

Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

SC Brown, University of the Free State

Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

DG Buys, University of the Free State

Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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2026-01-29

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Pillay, D., Brown, S., & Buys, D. (2026). Case report of a transcatheter tricuspid valve-in-valve replacement. SA Heart Journal, 23(1), 26–30. https://doi.org/10.24170/23-1-7751

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Vol. 23 No. 1 (2026)

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Case Reports

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