Tricuspid Valve Surgery in Adults With a Dysfunctional Systemic Right Ventricle
Why the study?
Does tricuspid valve surgery improve valve function, RV function, and functional class in adult patients with a systemic right ventricle?
Population
16 adult patients with an atrium-level correction for transposition of the great arteries or congenitally…
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Implication
May support tricuspid valve surgery for symptom relief in systemic RV; leaves open effects on RV function and outcomes.
Structured PICO
Does tricuspid valve surgery improve valve function, RV function, and functional class in adult patients with a systemic right ventricle?
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Population
16 adult patients (7 men, 9 women; age 35+/-11 years) with an atrium-level correction for transposition of the great arteries or congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.
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Intervention
Tricuspid valve surgery, consisting of either tricuspid valvuloplasty (n=8) or tricuspid valve replacement (n=8), performed between 1999 and 2008.
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Outcome
Complications, survival, and postoperative changes in right ventricular (RV) function and New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class.
Tricuspid valve surgery in adults with a systemic right ventricle improves valve function and symptoms with acceptable mortality, though valvuloplasty is associated with a high recurrence of regurgitation.
Cite This Study
Scherptong et al. (2009) studied this question.