Surgical management of double-orifice tricuspid valve. 2011

Jing Zhang, and Wei-Guo Ma, and Shi-Wei Pan
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fu Wai Hospital and Cardiovascular Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

OBJECTIVE Double-orifice tricuspid valve (DOTV) is a very rare cardiac malformation. We sought to describe our experience with surgical management of this defect in three cases. METHODS Between September 2008 and October 2010, three patients (one male, two females) with DOTV were treated at our institute. They were 62, 20, and 32 years of age, respectively. The diagnosis of DOTV was made during the operation for other congenital cardiac malformations including partial atrioventricular septum defect, tetralogy of Fallot, and Ebstein's anomaly. The DOTV was regurgitant in all (moderate in one case and mild in two cases) without stenosis. Surgical management included tricuspid valve annuloplasty in two cases and suture of the accessory orifice in one case. Associated malformations were simultaneously corrected. RESULTS Echocardiography after the surgery revealed good coaptation of the tricuspid valve with trivial regurgitation and no tricuspid stenosis. No operative complication or late deaths occurred. All three patients were asymptomatic on follow-up. CONCLUSIONS The occurrence of the DOTV is extremely rare and it is difficult to diagnose by echocardiography. It is always associated with other congenital cardiac malformations that determine patient outcome.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006349 Heart Valve Diseases Pathological conditions involving any of the various HEART VALVES and the associated structures (PAPILLARY MUSCLES and CHORDAE TENDINEAE). Heart Valvular Disease,Valvular Heart Diseases,Disease, Heart Valvular,Heart Disease, Valvular,Heart Valve Disease,Heart Valvular Diseases,Valve Disease, Heart,Valvular Disease, Heart,Valvular Heart Disease
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
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
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
D055815 Young Adult A person between 19 and 24 years of age. Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults

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