Tricuspid Surgery and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary Thormboendarterectomy (PTE) has been shown to reduce tricuspid regurgitation. Tricuspid valve repair or replacement (TVR) in addition to the PTE has been used primarily in patients with more severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR), but the effects have not been evaluated.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: E.M. Golts, K.C. Aoki, K. Afshar, J.M. Bigbee, M.M. Madani Tags: (1307) Source Type: research