Key result
Tricuspid ball valve insertion plus mitral surgery yields clinical improvement without mortality in five patients.
Population
5 patients with tricuspid insufficiency and mitral stenosis (etiology likely rheumatic fever)
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Supports feasibility of combined tricuspid-mitral surgery in rheumatic disease; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Case Report (n=5)
No
Tricuspid valve replacement with a ball valve combined with mitral valve surgery is feasible and associated with clinical improvement in patients with rheumatic heart disease.
Lillehei et al. (1966) conducted a case report in Tricuspid insufficiency and mitral stenosis (n=5). Insertion of a ball valve in the tricuspid area and valvuloplasty or replacement of the mitral valve was evaluated on Mortality and clinical improvement. Insertion of a ball valve in the tricuspid area and mitral valve surgery in five patients with tricuspid insufficiency and mitral stenosis resulted in no mortality and significant clinical improvement.
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