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Appraisal of Long-Term Outcomes of Tricuspid Valve Replacement in the Current Perspective

Monday, March 7, 2016

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975%2815%2901589-1/abstract

Author(s)

Amedeo Anselmi, Vito Giovanni Ruggieri, , Majid Harmouche, Erwan Flécher, Hervé Corbineau, Thierry Langanay, Bernard Lelong, Jean-Philippe Verhoye, Alain Leguerrier

Outcomes of tricuspid valve replacement at a single institution over a 4 decade period were reviewed. A bioprosthesis was used in 82%, and the surgical mortality was nearly 28%. Freedom from structural deterioration was better in the mechanical valve group. Mechanical valves were, however, associated with earlier and more severe morbidity, including a significantly higher incidence of thromboembolic complications.