The best means of managing tricuspid regurgitation associated with acquired valvular disease is still controversial. During the period from 1978 to 1988, 111 patients who had tricuspid regurgitation along with associated valvular dysfunction were treated in Kagoshima University Hospital. Patients with moderate to severe regurgitation underwent annuloplasty in 61 (Carpentier's in 39, DeVega's in 20, and Kay's method in 2) and valve replacement in 8. Forty-two patients were treated conservatively on the tricuspid valve because of mild regurgitation. We found the results to be less satisfactory with a high incidence of postoperative deaths and residual tricuspid regurgatation in the group treated by annuloplasty with a Carpentier ring than in the other two groups of annuloplasty or in the group of valve replacement. We conclude the modified DeVega's method is the first choice for annuloplasty in patients with mild to moderate regurgitation, and we believe it appropriate to replace the valve in an increasing number of subjects which have severe regurgitation.
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December 2024
Pharmacy, Punjab University College of Pharmacy, Lahore, PAK.
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December 2024
Department of Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.
Background: Undergoing an urgent valve surgical procedure to treat patients with tricuspid valve endocarditis carries a high risk of operative morbidity and mortality. Use of a percutaneous vacuum-assisted system to treat tricuspid valve endocarditis is an alternative to surgical procedures.
Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed data from 187 transcatheter vacuum-assisted aspiration procedures performed in 177 patients with tricuspid valve vegetations at 3 different centers between 2017 and April 2022.
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
We report a case of a woman who underwent mitral ring and tricuspid annuloplasty. Two months later, she presented with acute heart failure secondary to severe aortic regurgitation, which was a complication of the cardiac surgery. Given the high surgical risk of reoperation in this the patient, she underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation, with a good result.
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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University-St Louis Medical School, St Louis, Missouri.
Background: Tricuspid valve surgical procedures (TVS) concomitant with mitral valve (MV) surgical procedures for less than severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) remains controversial. This study examined the long-term outcomes of patients with moderate or mild to moderate TR undergoing MV surgical procedures with or without TVS.
Methods: Patients with moderate or mild to moderate TR undergoing MV replacement or repair between January 2002 and June 2021 were included.
Cardiovasc Diagn Ther
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Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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