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Adjustable tricuspid annuloplasty.

Hiroshi Iida¹, Toru Sunazawa, Syunichi Kondo

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hayama Heart Center, Kanagawa, Japan.

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

|July 4, 2013

Summary

A new tricuspid annuloplasty technique using a flexible band and an ePTFE thread effectively repaired functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in 11 patients, significantly reducing regurgitation severity post-procedure.

Keywords:

Functional tricuspid regurgitation Tricuspid annuloplasty Tricuspid valve insufficiency

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Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Surgery
Medical Devices
Cardiac Repair

Background:

Functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) repair methods remain debated.
Novel surgical approaches are needed to address TR effectively.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and evaluate a novel tricuspid annuloplasty technique for functional TR.
To assess the efficacy of this new method in reducing tricuspid regurgitation.

Main Methods:

A flexible annuloplasty band with an ePTFE thread (CV3) was secured to the tricuspid annulus.
The thread was externalized and snared post-cardiopulmonary bypass under transesophageal echocardiogram guidance.
The technique was applied to 11 patients with severe functional TR (mean grade 3.4 ± 0.8).

Main Results:

The mean tricuspid annulus circumference was reduced to 86.5 ± 4.6 mm (diameter 27.6 ± 1.5 mm).
Postoperative TR was trivial or absent in 9 patients and Grade 1 in 2 patients at discharge.
The novel annuloplasty demonstrated significant reduction in TR severity.

Conclusions:

This flexible annuloplasty band technique shows promise for minimizing residual regurgitation in functional TR.
The method offers a potentially effective solution for challenging TR cases.
Further studies are warranted to confirm long-term outcomes.