The patient, diagnosed with tricuspid regurgitation, is recovering at home, according to a Jan. 14 news release from MUSC Health.
Interventional cardiologist Nicholas Amoroso, MD, and cardiothoracic surgeon Nicolas Pope, MD, performed the procedure, the release said.
MUSC Health is one of eight sites in the U.S. and Canada participating in an early feasibility study evaluating the device safety and function.
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