title: Successful repair of traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation.
abstract: Isolated traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation is an uncommon complication of blunt chest trauma. Tricuspid valve replacement has been ordinarily managed for this lesion. Herein, we report two cases of successful repair for traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation, 11 and 40 years following blunt chest trauma, respectively. Tricuspid valve repairs were performed using an artificial chordae implantation with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (CV-5) sutures and ring annuloplasty. Postoperative echocardiography revealed that the tricuspid valve regurgitation improved to mild and trivial respectively in two patients. They are presently doing well, 4 and 2 years after the repair, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hisaoka
authors.forename: Hiroyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Komai
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013537:Sutures; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene