Extracardiac Tricuspid Annuloplasty: A Novel Technique for Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation

Hansong Sun; Baotong Li; Xin Yuan; Fan Ju; Hengchao Wu

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.10.066

Extracardiac Tricuspid Annuloplasty: A Novel Technique for Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation

Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Dec;112(6):e447-e450. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.10.066. Epub 2021 Jan 6.

Authors

Hansong Sun¹, Baotong Li², Xin Yuan², Fan Ju², Hengchao Wu²

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. Electronic address: drsunhs@sina.com.
² State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

PMID: 33421395
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.10.066

Abstract

We report 3 cases of functional tricuspid regurgitation and demonstrate a novel tricuspid repair technique through the right atrioventricular groove without cardiopulmonary bypass or open heart surgery, which provides a new idea for the treatment of functional tricuspid regurgitation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*