Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2013 Feb;46(1):60-62. 10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.1.60.

Quadrangular Resection of the Tricuspid Valve

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Korea. wkbaek@inha.ac.kr

Abstract

Quadrangular resection is the gold standard technique for correction of the posterior leaflet prolapse in mitral valve disease. Prompted by the idea that the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve corresponds to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve in its structure and function, we conducted a quadrangular resection of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve in a case of tricuspid endocarditis. Tricuspid regurgitation was well corrected, and the durability of the repair was proven by the patient's freedom from cardiac events for the following 8 years.

Keyword

Tricuspid valve surgery; Valve disease; Endocarditis

MeSH Terms

Endocarditis
Freedom
Mitral Valve
Prolapse
Tricuspid Valve
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
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