title: Modified tricuspid ring annuloplasty to reduce residual regurgitation in functional tricuspid regurgitation.
abstract: We describe a modified technique of tricuspid ring annuloplasty to reduce postoperative residual regurgitation in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation; first, an adjustable segmental tricuspid annuloplasty is performed to obtain coaptation of the valve leaflets with two 5-0 monofilament annular sutures, and then a prosthetic ring of the same size as the competent valve area is implanted with continuous 3-0 polypropylene sutures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea. jobchoi@jbnu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jong B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kyung H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Min H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes