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A Modified Tricuspid Ring Annuloplasty to Reduce Residual Regurgitation in Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation
Author(s) -
Choi Jong B.,
Kim Kyung H.,
Kim Min H.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01126.x
Subject(s) - medicine , regurgitation (circulation) , cardiology , residual , tricuspid valve , tricuspid valve insufficiency , radiology , algorithm , computer science
We describe a modified technique of tricuspid ring annuloplasty to reduce postoperative residual regurgitation in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation; first, an adjustable segmental tricuspid annuloplasty is performed to obtain coaptation of the valve leaflets with two 5‐0 monofilament annular sutures, and then a prosthetic ring of the same size as the competent valve area is implanted with continuous 3‐0 polypropylene sutures. (J Card Surg 2010;25:647‐650)