Accurate adjustment of de Vega tricuspid annuloplasty using transesophageal echocardiography.
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Abstract
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is used to adjust the tension of a de Vega tricuspid annuloplasty suture. Leading the suture outside the right atrium allows the annulus to be adjusted after cardiopulmonary bypass is discontinued when cardiac function has returned.
Medical subject headings
- Echocardiography, Transesophageal
- Tricuspid Valve