title: The upside-down stentless aortic bioprosthesis to tricuspid valve replacement.
abstract: Between March 2008 and January 2009, a stentless tricuspid valve replacement (STVR) was performed in three patients with tricuspid valve endocarditis who were resistant to medical therapy. Intraoperative and follow-up echocardiograms revealed good prosthetic function without stenosis or regurgitation. This technique could be considered an additional surgical option to stented biological valves or homograft implantations in very high risk populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Città di Lecce Hospital, Villa Maria Group, Lecce, Italy. pisanip77@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pisani
authors.forename: Samuele
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bichi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cricco
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pennetta
authors.forename: Giampiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Esposito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*