LARGO, Fla. — A clinical trial currently underway at HCA Florida Largo Hospital is helping people suffering from tricuspid regurgitation, a heart valve disease.

What You Need To Know • HCA Healthcare Research Institute has been chosen to participate in the TRICAV-I clinical study, aimed at enhancing outcomes for patients suffering from severe tricuspid regurgitation • Tricuspid valve regurgitation is a heart valve disease, where the valve between the two right heart chambers doesn't close as it should, according to the Mayo Clinic . It says blood flows backward through the valve into the upper right chamber, creating less blood flow to the lungs. The heart has to work harder then to pump blood • Jim Byers was living with swelling in his belly and legs, and had shortness of breath. A

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