title: Surgical banding of the inferior vena cava for the facilitation of transcatheter valve implantation in a patient with severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Clinical Center of Bonn, Bonn, Germany daniel.duerr@ukb.uni-bonn.de.
authors: Georg Daniel
authors: GD
authors: Duerr
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Clinical Center of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors: Matthias
authors: M
authors: Endlich
authors: Department of Cardiology, Pneumology and Angiology, Medizinische Klinik II, University Clinical Center of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors: Jan-Malte
authors: JM
authors: Sinning
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Clinical Center of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors: Bahman
authors: B
authors: Esmailzadeh
authors: Department of Cardiology, Pneumology and Angiology, Medizinische Klinik II, University Clinical Center of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors: Nikos
authors: N
authors: Werner
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Clinical Center of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors: Fritz
authors: F
authors: Mellert
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*