Durability of suture versus ring tricuspid annuloplasty: Looking at very long term (18 years).

Davide CarinoEdoardo ZancanaroAlessandra SalaStefania RuggeriElisabetta LapennaBenedetto Del FornoAlessandro VerziniDavide SchiaviAlessandro CastiglioniOttavio AlfieriMichele De Bonis

Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2021)

Our results corroborate the better results of tricuspid valve repair by means of ring implantation compared to suture techniques also when the follow-up is extended up to 18 years. Ring annuloplasty should be considered the first option for tricuspid valve repair due to a better durability.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
aortic valve
left ventricular
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
ejection fraction