Tricuspid Valve Repair after Previous Mitral Valve Surgery

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Dec;65(8):601-605. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1605362. Epub 2017 Aug 15.

Abstract

Tricuspid valve (TV) regurgitation in patients after previous mitral valve surgery is usually a secondary failure and conditioned by a long-lasting left-sided valve failure. TV surgery in these patients represents a high-risk procedure regarding the operative strategy and perioperative management. This article will discuss the indication for TV surgery in patients with secondary TV regurgitation and previous mitral valve surgery, the choice of surgical access, as well as TV repair techniques and their postoperative results.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve / surgery*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery*
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*