title: [Mid-term results of triple valve operation].
abstract: From January 1995 to August 2000, 34 patients received the triple valve operation in our hospital. We evaluated the mortality, the cause of death, postoperative complications and mid-term results in these patients. Five-years'survival rate was determined by means of the Kaplan-Meire method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two patient died after operation due to cardiac failure and cerebral infarction. Postoperativery, all patients had anticoagurant therapy with warfarin sodium. Mean follow-up was 3.2 years (0-5.6 years). There was one late sudden death among 32 perioerative survivors. There were 3 episodes of cerebral infarction. The rate of freedom from cardiac event at 5 years was 79%. Overall survival rate at 5 years was 94%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We obtained good mid-term results of triple valve operation. We recommend aggressive treatment for functional tricuspid valve regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Toyohashi Higashi Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Manabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*