Key result
Tricuspid valve repair using cleft closure, chordal reconstruction, and annuloplasty successfully treated tricuspid regurgitation caused by a rare anterior leaflet cleft.
Why the study?
A cleft in the tricuspid valve, classified as congenital dysplasia, is a rare disease.
Surgical repair of a rare congenital tricuspid valve cleft using cleft closure, chordal reconstruction, and annuloplasty is feasible and successful in an elderly patient.
Supports feasibility of repair for rare tricuspid cleft in elderly patients; leaves open need for larger studies on durability.
A cleft in the tricuspid valve, classified as congenital dysplasia, is a rare disease. Here, we report the case of a 79-year-old man with tricuspid regurgitation due to a cleft in the anterior leaflet. The patient underwent successful tricuspid valve repair with cleft closure, chordal reconstruction, and tricuspid annuloplasty.
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Saku et al. (2019) studied this question. Tricuspid valve repair using cleft closure, chordal reconstruction, and annuloplasty successfully treated tricuspid regurgitation caused by a rare anterior leaflet cleft.
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