Why the study?
Does tricuspid valve surgery improve outcomes and allow progression to Fontan circulation in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and moderate or greater tricuspid regurgitation?
Does tricuspid valve surgery improve outcomes and allow progression to Fontan circulation in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and moderate or greater tricuspid regurgitation?
Aggressive tricuspid valve surgery for moderate or greater tricuspid regurgitation in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome yields acceptable outcomes and facilitates successful progression to Fontan circulation.
May support TV surgery to facilitate Fontan in HLHS with TR; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.
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