title: Individualized quantified tricuspid valve annuloplasty for treating Ebstein anomaly.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aim was to evaluate whether individualized quantified selective tricuspid valve annuloplasty would be suitable for the treatment of Ebstein anomaly.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between March 1999 and February 2011, a total of 23 patients with Ebstein anomaly underwent individualized quantified selective tricuspid valve annuloplasty at the authors' institution. The annulus was reconstructed according to each patient's individual anatomic characteristics of their tricuspid valve. Echocardiography was used to assess the changes of tricuspid valve regurgitation and heart function perioperatively and also during the follow up period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no hospital mortality. One patient died suddenly at 41 months after surgery, and two patients were lost to follow up; the remaining patients are still alive. During the follow up, tricuspid valve regurgitation and cardiac function were improved in all patients postoperatively, with no acquired tricuspid stenosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study results and analysis of follow up data suggested that an '...individualized quantified selective concept and technique of tricuspid valve reconstruction' is reasonable, suitable, and practical in the treatment of Ebstein anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, P R China.
authors.forename: Yiwu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Linli
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Su
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ziying
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Mingzhong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Qiwen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult