title: [Functional tricuspid regurgitation: the increasing clinical importance of the "forgotten valve"].
abstract: Functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) is the most frequent etiology of tricuspid valve pathology in Western countries. In the last years, many investigators have reported evidence in favor of a more aggressive surgical approach to FTR and interest has been growing in the physiopathology and treatment of FTR. The purpose of this editorial is to explore the anatomical basis, pathophysiology, therapeutic approaches and the perspectives of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Cardiochirurgia, Instituto Scientifico San Raffaelle, IRCCS, 20132 Milano. taramasso.maurizio@hsr.it
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taramasso
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maisano
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vanermen
authors.forename: Teodora
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nisi
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gaudioso
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buzzatti
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pozzoli
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Taramasso
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Canna
authors.forename: Ottavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alfieri
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery