Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Aug 2018)

Surgical Techniques for Tricuspid Valve Disease

  • Igor Belluschi,
  • Benedetto Del Forno,
  • Elisabetta Lapenna,
  • Teodora Nisi,
  • Giuseppe Iaci,
  • David Ferrara,
  • Alessandro Castiglioni,
  • Ottavio Alfieri,
  • Michele De Bonis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2018.00118
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5

Abstract

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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.

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