Surgical Techniques
A Modified Tricuspid Ring Annuloplasty to Reduce Residual Regurgitation in Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation
Address for correspondence: Jong B. Choi, M.D., Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, 634-18 Geumam-dong, Jeonju, Chonbuk, 561-712, South Korea. Fax: +82-63-250-1480; e-mail: [email protected]
Abstract
Abstract We describe a modified technique of tricuspid ring annuloplasty to reduce postoperative residual regurgitation in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation; first, an adjustable segmental tricuspid annuloplasty is performed to obtain coaptation of the valve leaflets with two 5-0 monofilament annular sutures, and then a prosthetic ring of the same size as the competent valve area is implanted with continuous 3-0 polypropylene sutures. (J Card Surg 2010;25:647-650)
