Background Heart valve injuries due to non-penetrating blunt thoracic trauma are rare with aortic valve being the most vulnerable. Tricuspid valve injury resulting in severe regurgitation is unusual after blunt chest trauma. Two major issues for the management of traumatic tricuspid regurgitation are timing and type of the operation. Valve repair is naturally the first choice but valve replacem...

BACKGROUND Tricuspid valve (TV) annuloplasty is recommended for functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR), which is caused by TV annulus dilatation and tethering of the leaflets. However, the impact of TV deformations on the outcome of TV annuloplasty remains unknown. The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between preoperative TV deformation and residual TR after TV annuloplas...

We performed a successful Batista operation with aortic valve replacement (AVR), graft replacement of the ascending aorta, and tricuspid annuloplasty for a patient with valvular cardiomyopathy with severe aortic stenosis, an ascending aortic aneurysm, and grade 3 tricuspid regurgitation.

BACKGROUND Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is regarded as a secondary disorder. Aim of the study was to know what percentage is secondary to heart and lung disease and its prevalence in normal adults. METHODS Two hundred and 30 adults with clinically detectable TR were studied clinically to know the cause of TR. RESULTS Thirteen percent of the adults were normal without any detectable cause fo...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to review the outcome of reoperation for severe tricuspid regurgitation after repair of tetralogy of Fallot. METHODS Between 1972 and 2000, 12 patients underwent reoperation on the tricuspid valve after total correction of tetralogy of Fallot. The mean age at the time of reoperation was 17 years (range, 1 to 39 years). The mean interval between the initial ...

BACKGROUND Carcinoid heart disease is a rare form of valvular heart disease. We sought describe the spectrum of carcinoid heart disease identified by echocardiography and cardiac MRI. METHOD AND RESULTS Two hundred fifty-two patients with carcinoid syndrome underwent a range of investigations including 2D transthoracic echocardiography, 3D transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal ec...

The aim of this study was to evaluate right ventricular (RV) remodeling and right heart failure associated with different causes of elevated pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) in dogs. In total, 169 client-owned dogs with tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and 40 client-owned clinically healthy dogs were included. Dogs with TR were further categorised as suffering from chronic respiratory disorders (C...

BACKGROUND We evaluated the efficacy of Cox-maze IV procedure using bipolar irrigated radiofrequency ablation and cryothermy in chronic atrial fibrillation associated with valvular heart disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS From November 2005 to June 2009, ninety four patients have undergone valvular heart surgery with Cox-maze IV procedure. Preoperative duration of atrial fibrillation was 7.6±6.5 y...

serratia marcescens (s.m) is a species of gram–negative bacteria in the family enterobacteriaceae. a human pathogen, s. marcescens is involved in nosocomial infections, particularly in urinary tract and wound infections. this report describes a 63 years-old man that referred to hospital with dyspnea fc iv and he underwent cardiac valves replacement surgery with a diagnosis of severe mitral sten...