Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
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The decision to repair mild-to-moderate functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) during left-side heart surgery remains controversial. Objectives To avoid heterogeneity in patient population, patients with TR undergoing isolated mechanical mitral valve (MV) replacement for rheumatic mitral diseases were evaluated. ⋯ These findings support the strategy of correcting mild-to-moderate functional TR at the time of MV replacement to maintain TV function and improve clinical outcomes.