Key result
The mini-loop technique successfully controlled tricuspid regurgitation below trivial levels in a 69-year-old woman with idiopathic isolated tricuspid valve prolapse.
Why the study?
Does the mini-loop technique improve tricuspid regurgitation in a patient with idiopathic isolated tricuspid valve prolapse?
Case Report (n=1)
Does the mini-loop technique improve tricuspid regurgitation in a patient with idiopathic isolated tricuspid valve prolapse?
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The mini-loop technique, typically used in mitral valve plasty, may also be effective for tricuspid valve plasty in patients with isolated tricuspid valve prolapse.
We recently performed the mini-loop technique on a 69-year-old woman with idiopathic isolated tricuspid valve prolapse. Although the tricuspid valve leaflets showed no abnormalities, we noted a severely enlarged annulus and posterior leaflet prolapse due to rupture of the posterior papillary muscle. The procedure included four pairs of artificial chordal reconstruction using the loop technique with GORE-TEX® suture CV-4 and the insertion of the 28-mm CE Physio Tricuspid ring. Postoperatively, tricuspid regurgitation was well-controlled below trivial levels. Although the loop technique is typically used in mitral valve plasty, it may also be beneficial for tricuspid valve plasty.
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Matsuno et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Idiopathic isolated tricuspid valve prolapse (n=1). Mini-loop technique was evaluated on Postoperative tricuspid regurgitation. The mini-loop technique successfully controlled tricuspid regurgitation below trivial levels in a 69-year-old woman with idiopathic isolated tricuspid valve prolapse.
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