A single-size band, 50 mm long, for tricuspid annuloplasty. 2008

Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini, and Michele Di Mauro
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Catania, Ferarrotto Hospital, Via Citelli 95124, Catania, Italy. calafiore@unich.it

A technique for tricuspid annuloplasty is presented, using a flexible 50mm long band, where the annular circumference is reduced to a fixed value of 78.5mm (circumference of #25 mm sizer). From June to February 2007, 15 consecutive patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR) underwent tricuspid repair using this technique. The first suture is passed at the level of the anteroseptal commissure, the last one in the zone of the septal annulus, 28.5mm from the first one. The remaining sutures are passed as usual. All the sutures are then adapted to a 50mm long band. After a mean of 5.4 months from surgery, all patients are alive and asymptomatic. One patient showed residual 2/4 TR, due to enlarged RV with high pulmonary pressure despite a well functioning mitral prosthesis. Mean gradient across the tricuspid valve was 2.5+/-0.4 mmHg. This technique for tricuspid repair is simple and reliable, providing effective and reproducible results.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013536 Suture Techniques Techniques for securing together the edges of a wound, with loops of thread or similar materials (SUTURES). Suture Technics,Suture Technic,Suture Technique,Technic, Suture,Technics, Suture,Technique, Suture,Techniques, Suture
D014261 Tricuspid Valve The valve consisting of three cusps situated between the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart. Tricuspid Valves,Valve, Tricuspid,Valves, Tricuspid
D014262 Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency Backflow of blood from the RIGHT VENTRICLE into the RIGHT ATRIUM due to imperfect closure of the TRICUSPID VALVE. Tricuspid Incompetence,Tricuspid Regurgitation,Tricuspid Valve Incompetence,Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation,Incompetence, Tricuspid,Incompetence, Tricuspid Valve,Insufficiency, Tricuspid Valve,Regurgitation, Tricuspid,Regurgitation, Tricuspid Valve,Valve Incompetence, Tricuspid,Valve Insufficiency, Tricuspid,Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic

Related Publications

Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini, and Michele Di Mauro
January 2014, Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia,
Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini, and Michele Di Mauro
December 2007, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery,
Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini, and Michele Di Mauro
January 2015, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society,
Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini, and Michele Di Mauro
December 2010, Heart international,
Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini, and Michele Di Mauro
November 2023, The American journal of cardiology,
Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini, and Michele Di Mauro
July 2019, Turk gogus kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi,
Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini, and Michele Di Mauro
November 2021, The Annals of thoracic surgery,
Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini, and Michele Di Mauro
December 2020, The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery,
Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini, and Michele Di Mauro
December 2013, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery,
Antonio Maria Calafiore, and Angela Lorena Iacò, and Marco Contini, and Michele Di Mauro
April 1967, Annales de chirurgie thoracique et cardio-vasculaire,
Copied contents to your clipboard!