An effective adjunct to tricuspid annuloplasty.
A simple and effective adjunct to annuloplasty is presented for use in patients in whom dilatation of the annulus may not be sufficient to convert the tricuspid valve into a bicuspid valve. Several interrupted sutures are placed on the leaflets adjacent to the commissural zone between the anterior and posterior leaflets prior to exclusion of the posterior leaflet.
D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*