Archives of cardiovascular diseases
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Arch Cardiovasc Dis · Aug 2018
Observational StudyIs tricuspid annuloplasty increasing surgical mortality and morbidity during mitral valve replacement? A single-centre experience.
Performance of tricuspid annuloplasty (TA) in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery is recommended based on the degree of tricuspid regurgitation and tricuspid annulus size, but is often underused. ⋯ In a consecutive series of patients who underwent MVR, TA did not seem to have a negative impact on immediate outcome. Hence, additional performance of TA at the time of MVR should not be declined on the basis of an increased surgical risk.