Repair of traumatic tricuspid valve insufficiency by trabecular muscle elevation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A technique is described for repair of traumatic tricuspid valve insufficiency; it was applied successfully in a young adult with a flail anterior leaflet due to chordal rupture. The technique consists of resuspension of the flail leaflet with autogenous trabecular muscle bundles and additional annuloplasty.
Medical subject headings
- Papillary Muscles
- Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency