Clinical Outcomes After Tricuspid Annuloplasty Prior to Cardiac Transplantation: A Single Center Experience

Allograft tricuspid regurgitation (TR) occurs after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) and is associated with significant morbidity. Prophylactic tricuspid repair with DeVega annuloplasty (DVA) of the donor heart has been reported to improve TR, renal dysfunction and mortality in cardiac transplant recipients. This is the first study to investigate the electrical and hemodynamic effects of DVA during OHT.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: G. Rubin, J. Sanchez, J. Bayne, H. Takayama, K. Takeda, Y. Naka, H. Garan, M. Farr, E. Wan. Source Type: research