Surgical Management of Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: Tricuspid valve repair and replacement offer similar long term survival. Valve repair may offer greater freedom from recurrent IE and reoperation as well as need for pacemaker and should be the preferred approach for patients with tricuspid valve IE. PMID: 29750928 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 8, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Yanagawa B, Elbatarny M, Verma S, Hill S, Mazine A, Puskas JD, Friedrich JO Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research