Methods for reduction of pressure effects of cardiac tricuspid valve regurgitation
First Claim
1. A method of protecting an upper body and a lower body of a patient from high venous pressures comprising implanting a first pericardium tissue valve at a superior vena cava and a second pericardium tissue valve at an inferior vena cava, wherein said first and second valves are configured to permit blood flow towards a right atrium of the patient and prevent blood flow in an opposite direction wherein the first valve is connected to the second valve.
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Abstract
A method of protecting an upper body and a lower body of a patient from high venous pressures comprising implanting a first stented valve at the superior vena cava and a second stented valve at the inferior vena cava, wherein the first and second valves are configured to permit blood flow towards a right atrium of the patient and prevent blood flow in an opposite direction.
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- 1. A method of protecting an upper body and a lower body of a patient from high venous pressures comprising implanting a first pericardium tissue valve at a superior vena cava and a second pericardium tissue valve at an inferior vena cava, wherein said first and second valves are configured to permit blood flow towards a right atrium of the patient and prevent blood flow in an opposite direction wherein the first valve is connected to the second valve.
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