[Transesophageal echocardiography assessment of mitral valve for patients with atrial septal defects undergoing surgical repair].

Objectives: To investigate the application of transesophageal echocar-diography assessment for mitral valve in patients with atrial septal defects undergoing repair surgery.

Methods: The study group comprised of thirty-two adult patients with atrial septal defect who underwent thoracoscopic repair surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of the Air Force Medical University from March to September 2022. Two-dimensional and real-time three-dimensional transesophageal ultrasonography of the mitral valve were performed after anesthesia.

[Efficacy of the transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation: Lux-Valve versus Lux-Valve Plus].

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) using Lux-Valve and Lux-Valve Plus in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation.

Methods: A total of 28 consecutive patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation who underwent TTVR with Lux-Valve (=14) or Lux-Valve Plus (=14) in the First Affiliated Hospital of the Air Force Medical University from August 2019 to November 2023 were enrolled. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed in all patients before and 6 months after the TTVR.