Delayed recovery of right ventricular systolic function after repair of long-standing tricuspid regurgitation associated with severe right ventricular failure

Jong Hun Kim; Kyung Hwa Kim; Jong Bum Choi; Ja Hong Kuh

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivv329

Delayed recovery of right ventricular systolic function after repair of long-standing tricuspid regurgitation associated with severe right ventricular failure

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2016 Mar;22(3):381-3. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivv329. Epub 2015 Dec 15.

Authors

Jong Hun Kim¹, Kyung Hwa Kim², Jong Bum Choi³, Ja Hong Kuh¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
³ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea jobchoi@jbnu.ac.kr.

Abstract

After tricuspid valve surgery for long-standing tricuspid regurgitation associated with right ventricular failure, reverse remodelling of the enlarged right ventricle, including recovery of right ventricular systolic function, is unpredictable. We present the case of a 31-year old man with early reduction of dilated right ventricular dimensions and delayed recovery of impaired right ventricular systolic function after valve repair for traumatic tricuspid regurgitation lasting 16 years.

Keywords: Heart failure/Systolic; Tricuspid valve insufficiency; Ventricular function/Right.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty*
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / etiology*
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / diagnosis
Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / etiology*
Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / physiopathology
Male
Recovery of Function
Systole
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging
Tricuspid Valve / physiopathology
Tricuspid Valve / surgery*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / complications
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / etiology*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / physiopathology
Ventricular Function, Right*
Ventricular Remodeling*