摘要
三尖瓣在過去一直是被忽視的疾病，大部分的醫生都著重在左邊心臟的治療，認為只要將左邊心臟功能改善，三尖瓣及右心就會跟著進步。隨著越來越多證據顯示，殘留的三尖瓣逆流及右心衰竭會降低病人的存活率，近年來對三尖瓣的重視才越來越多，早期的介入、治療、扭轉右心衰竭的惡性循環，會是未來的趨勢。雖然目前治療指引大多著重在繼發性三尖瓣逆流根本原因的治療，隨著醫療技術的進步以及手術風險的下降，未來會有更多證據，相信早期的介入治療，無論是瓣環成形術或是經導管的緣對緣修補術，能夠提升三尖瓣閉鎖不全病患的存活率及生活品質。
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