Piergiorgio Bruno, Maria Grandinetti, Piero Farina, Serena D'Avino, Francesca Graziani, Maria Calabrese, Rosa Lillo, Annalisa Pasquini, Giovanni Alfonso Chiariello, Federico Cammertoni, Marialisa Nesta, Natalia Pavone, Massimo Massetti
BACKGROUND: In patients undergoing mitral valve surgery, restrictive suture annuloplasty (De Vega) for less-than-severe functional tricuspid regurgitation has been proven to be safe and effective. The aim of this study is to determine whether the adjunct of the plication of the posterior tricuspid leaflet with the same running suture (bicuspidized De Vega or "De Kay") is equally safe and effective. METHODS: Single center, retrospective study on patients submitted to suture repair of the tricuspid valve during mitral valve surgery, with either conventional or De Kay, between January 2014 and December 2020...
August 2023: Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery