Long-term results of tricuspid annuloplasty with 3-dimensional-shaped rings: effective and durable!

Davide Carino Edoardo ZancanaroElisabetta LapennaStefania RuggeriPaolo DentiGiuseppe IaciNicola BuzzattiMaria Chiara CalabreseSimona NascimbeneAlessandra SalaAlessandro CastiglioniOttavio R Alfieri Michele De Bonis

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)

3D-shaped rings are effective and durable. TR recurrence was relatively low at 7 years and usually moderate (2+/4+) without a significant difference between the 2 types of rings. The role of AF as a predictor of TR recurrence was confirmed.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
free survival
aortic valve
atrial fibrillation
high intensity
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
coronary artery disease
left ventricular
ejection fraction