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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1982; 30(5): 281-283
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1022406
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Bioprosthetic Replacement of the Tricuspid Valve

L. Egloff, J. J. Brugger, M. Rothlin, M. Turina, Å. Senning
  • Surgical Clinic A, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
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1982

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

From 1976 to 1981, 11 patients underwent tricuspid valve replacement with bioprostheses. All but one patient had either previous or concomitant left-sided valvular disease. The mean preoperative functional class was 3.4. The operative mortality was 18% reflecting the compromised preoperative cardiac state of most patients. There were neither early nor late complications, and no deaths related to the tricuspid bioprosthesis after a mean follow-up of 26 months. In particular, no signs of postoperative right heart failure have been observed clinically.

Key words

Bioprosthesis - Tricuspid valve replacement