What structural features preclude a transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in a patient with severe symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation?
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- Evidence of severe calcification in the annulus or subvalvular apparatus
- Evidence of moderate to severe calcification in the grasping area
- Excessive chordae structure in the grasping area
- Presence of perforation in the grasping area
- Leaflet length < 8 mm
- Septolateral coaptation gap > 10 mm
- Severe l...
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