title: Tricuspid valve repair with neopapillary muscle from right ventricular trabecula.
abstract: Congenital abnormalities of the tricuspid valve without downward displacement of the septal and posterior tricuspid leaflets are uncommon causes of tricuspid regurgitation. Progressive tricuspid regurgitation can lead to right heart dilatation, arrhythmia, and irreversible deterioration of right ventricular function. Tricuspid valve repair is an important method to stabilize symptomatic children because tricuspid valve replacement has a poor prognosis. We report the successful use of right ventricular trabecula as a "neopapillary muscle" for treating severe low-pressure tricuspid regurgitation in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Innova Children's Heart Hospital, Tarnaka, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh State, India. sureshbkale@gmail.com
authors.forename: Suresh Babu
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: Ivatury Mrityunjaya
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Avinash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Londhe
authors.forename: Ali-Al
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: Sumanta Shekar
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Padhi
authors.forename: Kona Samba
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Murthy
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*