December 24, 2008Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy
Surgery for functional tricuspid regurgitation: current techniques, outcomes and emerging concepts
Key result
Functional tricuspid regurgitation surgery yields good short-term results but high long-term recurrence rates.
Why the study?
Correction of left-sided valve diseases without concomitant repair of functional tricuspid regurgitation leads to significant late morbidity and mortality due to progressive right ventricular dysfunction and reoperation need.
Population
Patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation
Comparison
Various surgical techniques including stitch annuloplasty, edge-to-edge, clover, suture bicuspidization, prosthetic rings/bands, and artificial chordae
Design
Review
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Discussion
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Implication
Current techniques may limit durable repair in functional tricuspid regurgitation; leaves open mechanism-targeted strategies for prospective trials.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation
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Intervention
Surgical techniques for functional tricuspid regurgitation (including stitch annuloplasty, edge-to-edge, clover technique, suture bicuspidization, prosthetic rings/bands, and artificial chordae)
Current surgical techniques for functional tricuspid regurgitation suffer from high rates of mid- to long-term recurrence, necessitating a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms to improve surgical approaches.
Cite This Study
Raja et al. (2008) conducted a review in Functional tricuspid regurgitation. Surgery for functional tricuspid regurgitation was evaluated. Surgical techniques for functional tricuspid regurgitation yield satisfactory short-term outcomes but are limited long-term by unacceptably high rates of residual and/or recurrent regurgitation.