Concomitant tricuspid valve surgery is beneficial at the time of left-sided valve surgery.

Lauren V Huckaby Laura M Seese Yeahwa Hong Ibrahim S SultanThomas GleasonDanny ChuYisi WangArman Kilic

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

In this analysis of 3444 patients, those with moderate-to-severe TR who did not undergo a TVr at the time of their left-sided valve operation had substantially higher risks of mortality and hospital readmissions compared with those who did undergo TV surgery.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
minimally invasive
mitral valve
coronary artery bypass
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
emergency department
ejection fraction
left ventricular
early onset
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome
climate change
acute care