Tricuspid Valve Replacement Through Right Thoracotomy has Better Outcomes in Redo Cases

Hanedan, Muhammet; Cicekcioglu, Ferit; Aksoyek, Aysen; Diken, Adem; Unal, Ertekin; Parlar, ALİ; Katircioglu, Salih

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2016.05.118

Tricuspid Valve Replacement Through Right Thoracotomy has Better Outcomes in Redo Cases

Hanedan M. O. , Cicekcioglu F., Aksoyek A., Diken A. I. , Unal E. U. , Parlar A. İ. , ...More

HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION, vol.26, no.1, pp.88-93, 2017 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 26 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.05.118
Title of Journal : HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION
Page Numbers: pp.88-93

Abstract

Background The tricuspid valve is usually ignored and tricuspid interventions are mostly done in the context of other planned cardiac surgery. Isolated tricuspid reoperative procedure, especially tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) is very rare and carries a very high mortality rate. In this prospective study, clinical results of isolated TVR either through a median re-sternotomy or an antero-lateral thoracotomy with conventional cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) have been evaluated.