Midterm outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve surgery with a mini-thoracotomy and beating heart strategy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Isolated tricuspid valve (TV) operation is considered high-risk surgery; thus, early surgical referral is frequently discouraged. Our study aims to evaluate the outcomes of isolated TV surgery with a mini-thoracotomy and beating heart strategy.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 25 patients [median age, 65.0 years (Q1-Q3, 59.0-72.0 years)] who had undergone mini-thoracotomy beating heart isolated TV surgery from January 2017 to May 2021. TV repair was performed in 16 patients (64.0%), and TV replacement in 9 patients (36.0%). Among them, 18 patients (72.0%) had previous cardiac surgery, including TV replacement (n=4, 16.0%) and TV repair (n=4, 16.0%).

Results

The median cardiopulmonary bypass time was 75.0 minutes (Q1-Q3, 61.0-98.0 minutes). There was 1 ea

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10323552 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature