Accurate adjustment of de Vega tricuspid annuloplasty using transesophageal echocardiography.
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is used to adjust the tension of a de Vega tricuspid annuloplasty suture. Leading the suture outside the right atrium allows the annulus to be adjusted after cardiopulmonary bypass is discontinued when cardiac function has returned.
Cook
J W
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Carolinas Heart Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina.
D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008722:Methods; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery