title: Placement of a rigid tricuspid annuloplasty ring over a flexible ring for the treatment of recurrent tricuspid regurgitation.
abstract: We describe a technique that implants a rigid tricuspid annuloplasty ring over a previously inserted flexible ring for the treatment of recurrent tricuspid regurgitation. This technique avoids the trauma associated with the excision of a flexible ring in patients with friable annular tissue.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain. javgua@hotmail.com
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: Gualis
authors: Mario
authors: M
authors: Castaño
authors: José Manuel
authors: JM
authors: Martínez-Comendador
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Martín
authors: Jesús
authors: J
authors: Gómez-Plana
authors: Alejandro
authors: A
authors: Diego
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Alonso
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography