[Surgical treatment of tricuspid regurgitation].
The purpose of this study is to compare early and late results of tricuspid valve replacement (TVR), tricuspid annuloplasty (TAP) and non operative management for patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR). 5 patients underwent TVR and 70 patients received TAP (Kay-Boyd's annuloplasty in 16, Bex reducer method in 40, Carpentier's ring method in 14). 21 patients were managed non-operatively. The following results were obtained. TR should be repaired aggressively, if the regurgitation was more than second degree and tricuspid annulus was above three finger breadth. Judging from the pattern of residual TR after Kay-Boyd's annuloplasty and Bex reducer method, Bex reducer and Carpentier's ring should be placed over the three commissures except the conduction tract.
Tabayashi
K
K
Suzuki
Y
Y
Ito
T
T
Sekino
Y
Y
Nagamine
S
S
Iguchi
A
A
Mohri
H
H
Moizumi
Y
Y
D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*