Tricuspid valve repair for biopsy-induced regurgitation after cardiac transplantation

Ann Thorac Surg. 1994 Oct;58(4):1156-60. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(94)90478-2.

Abstract

Tricuspid regurgitation is a recognized complication of cardiac transplantation. Damage to the tricuspid valve and subvalvar apparatus has been suggested as a possible cause. We have repaired the tricuspid valves of 2 patients in whom severely symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation developed after transplantation. Gore-Tex sutures were used to replace ruptured chordae anchoring the septal and posterior leaflets. The repair was supported with a Carpentier-Edwards ring. The repairs remain durable at 2 year and 3 years. Both patients demonstrated a similar lesion that we believe to be characteristic of endomyocardial biopsy-induced tricuspid regurgitation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy / adverse effects
  • Cardiomyopathies / surgery
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Endocardium / pathology
  • Female
  • Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Puerperal Disorders / surgery
  • Suture Techniques
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*