title: [Surgical treatment of tricuspid valve disease combined with cardiac cachexia syndrome].
abstract: To evaluate the surgical treatment of tricuspid valve disease combined with cardiac cachexia.
  
  
  
  Seven patients with heavy tricuspid valve disease combined with cardiac cachexia underwent tricuspid valve replacement. Heart function and nutrition status were improved in the perioperative period.
  
  
  
  All operations were performed successfully, but one patient died of heavy heart failure postoperatively. The mean follow-up length was 32 months, all patients had good heart function except one with minor right heart function failure.
  
  
  
  Prosthetic heart valve replacement is an effective treatment for patients with serious tricuspid valve disease combined with cardiac cachexia. The perioperative nutrition support and heart function improvement are important in the treatment process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Wei-dong
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yi-ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002100:Cachexia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018529:Nutritional Support; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000601:surgery; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*