title: Tricuspid valve interventions: surgical techniques and outcomes.
abstract: The surgical treatment of isolated and concomitant tricuspid valve disease, especially functional tricuspid valve regurgitation, remains controversial. Functional tricuspid regurgitation may be classified into defined stages, and surgical treatment may be tailored to the extent of the disease. This report describes current surgical techniques for tricuspid valve surgery and their results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Institute Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Starck
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kempfert
authors.forename: Volkmar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Falk
mesh_terms: D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*