Why the study?
Does tricuspid annuloplasty improve freedom from cardiac death compared to tricuspid valve replacement in patients with severe functional tricuspid regurgitation?
Population
175 patients with severe functional tricuspid regurgitation undergoing surgical correction, mean age 57 ± 11…
Comparison
Tricuspid annuloplasty (TAP) (n=108) vs Tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) (n=67)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 years
Authors
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TAP associated with better cardiac survival than replacement in functional TR; hypothesis-generating, needs RCTs before practice change.
Does tricuspid annuloplasty improve freedom from cardiac death compared to tricuspid valve replacement in patients with severe functional tricuspid regurgitation?
Tricuspid annuloplasty is associated with better long-term freedom from cardiac death compared to tricuspid valve replacement in patients with severe functional tricuspid regurgitation.
Hwang et al. (2014) studied this question.
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