Two-physician catheter procedure brings first-in-Arkansas tricuspid valve clip statewide

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — For Jeanine Lunsford of Melbourne, simply breathing became a struggle after her heart stopped in 2017. She had a pacemaker implanted, but last year, she began losing her breath and retaining fluid.

“I felt like somebody was holding my head under water. I was drowning. I could not breathe. I was certain. Many times, this is my last breath. I’m going to die,” said Jeanine.

She had a leaking tricuspid valve…

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