Tricuspid valve replacement: results of an orphan procedure: which is the best prosthesis?

CONCLUSIONS: There is a lack of clincial trials on tricuspid valve replacement and no specific guidelines for the choice of prosthesis. In the current study we have not identified significant differences in mortality between mechanical and biological valves. However, bovine prosthesis seem less suitable for the tricuspid position due to the high closing volume with consecutive severe postoperative regurgitation. PMID: 29430890 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - February 8, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Wiedemann D, Rupprechter V, Mascherbauer J, Kammerlander A, Mora B, Dimitrov K, Weber B, Andreas M, Laufer G, Kocher A Tags: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Source Type: research