Giant right atrium late after left-sided heartvalve replacement: re-do cardiac surgery for severe tricuspid regurgitation

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2015 Mar-Apr;56(2):181-3.

Authors

George Lazopoulos¹, Emmanouel Kampitakis, Dionysis Pavlopoulos, George Chalkiadakis

Affiliation

¹ Cardiac Surgery Department, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

PMID: 25854448

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Catheterization / methods
Cardiopulmonary Bypass / methods*
Female
Heart Atria / pathology*
Heart Failure* / diagnosis
Heart Failure* / etiology
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
Humans
Intraoperative Care / methods*
Organ Size
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
Postoperative Complications / surgery*
Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications*
Treatment Outcome
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency* / diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency* / etiology
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency* / physiopathology
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency* / surgery