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Treatment for severe functional tricuspid regurgitation: annuloplasty versus valve replacement
European Journal Of Cardio-thoracic SurgeryPeer ReviewedHyunyong Hwang +32014Journals
Previous studies have compared the outcomes of mitral annuloplasty with those of mitral valve replacement in patients with functional mitral regurgitation. However, data comparing the results of tricuspid annuloplasty (TAP) with those of tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) have been scarce. We evaluated whether TAP was an optimal option for severe FTR.

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