Medical Breakthrough: Two Successful Surgeries to Treat Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation via the Jugular Vein

The Salman Al-Dabous Heart Center at Al-Adan Hospital launched a transcatheter tricuspid valve implantation program, successfully performing two procedures via the jugular vein in the neck using the LuX-Valve Plus valve through an incision no larger than one centimeter in diameter.

In a press statement on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said the two surgeries were performed on two Kuwaiti women in their late seventies who suffer from severe tricuspid regurgitation and early-stage liver cirrhosis.

It added that the medical team was led by Dr. Al-Tayeb Al-Qallaf, a consultant in valvular and structural heart diseases, with the participation of Dr. Ali Al-Humaidan, a consultant in cardiology and echocardiography, and Dr. Ibrahim Arzon, a cardiology specialist.