Bicuspidized De Vega for Functional Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation: "De-Kay Repair".

Grandinetti, Maria; Bruno, Piergiorgio; Farina, Piero; Pasquini, Annalisa; Pavone, Natalia; Massetti, Massimo · Ann Thorac Surg · 2022

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Abstract

Functional tricuspid valve regurgitation in the contest of mitral valve disease is a highly prevalent disease. We describe a ringless technique that combines restrictive annuloplasty (De Vega) with posterior tricuspid leaflet obliteration (Kay) used for patients with less-than-severe functional tricuspid valve regurgitation undergoing mitral valve surgery. The technique has been in use at our center since 2012, showing promising long-term echocardiographic results, with stable reduction of the annulus size and stable reduction of the degree of regurgitation.

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