Surgical Techniques for Tricuspid Valve Disease

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Aug 28:5:118. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00118. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Tricuspid valve disease affects millions of patients worldwide. It has always been considered less relevant than the left-side valves of the heart, but this "forgotten valve" still represents a great challenge for the cardiac surgeons, especially in the most difficult symptomatic scenarios. In this review we analyze the wide spectrum of surgical techniques for the treatment of a diseased tricuspid valve.

Keywords: disease; surgery; techniques; tricuspid; valve.

Publication types

  • Review