Al-Dabous Heart Center Launches Tricuspid Valve Transplant Program via Catheter

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 release yesterday, the Ministry of Health stated that the two surgeries were performed on two Kuwaiti women in their late seventies who suffered 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 valve and structural heart diseases, alongside Dr. Ali Al-Humaidan, a consultant in cardiology and echocardiography, and Dr. Ibrahim Arzon, a cardiology specialist.