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Review
. 2018 Aug 28:5:118.
doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00118. eCollection 2018.

Surgical Techniques for Tricuspid Valve Disease

Igor Belluschi  1 , Benedetto Del Forno  1 , Elisabetta Lapenna  1 , Teodora Nisi  1 , Giuseppe Iaci  1 , David Ferrara  1 , Alessandro Castiglioni  1 , Ottavio Alfieri  1 , Michele De Bonis  1
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Review

Surgical Techniques for Tricuspid Valve Disease

Igor Belluschi et al. Front Cardiovasc Med. .

Abstract

Tricuspid valve disease affects millions of patients worldwide. It has always been considered less relevant than the left-side valves of the heart, but this "forgotten valve" still represents a great challenge for the cardiac surgeons, especially in the most difficult symptomatic scenarios. In this review we analyze the wide spectrum of surgical techniques for the treatment of a diseased tricuspid valve.

Keywords: disease; surgery; techniques; tricuspid; valve.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) The Kay procedure. (B) The De Vega technique. [With permission of De Bonis et al. (3)].
Figure 2
Figure 2
The image shows a tricuspid ring annuloplasty. [With permission of De Bonis et al. (3)].
Figure 3
Figure 3
In this picture the “Clover Technique” by Alfieri et al. is reported. The leaflets are joined together, and the valve finally assumes a shape like a clover. [With permission of De Bonis et al. (3)].
Figure 4
Figure 4
(A) Tricuspid triangular resection. (B) Resection of the leaflet in a case of bacterial endocarditis. (C) The gap is restored by using an autologous pericardium patch. [With permission of De Bonis et al. (3)].
Figure 5
Figure 5
Tricuspid valve replacement using a bio-prosthesis. [With permission of De Bonis et al. (3)].
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