Abstract
A technique is described for repair of traumatic tricuspid valve insufficiency; it was applied successfully in a young adult with a flail anterior leaflet due to chordal rupture. The technique consists of resuspension of the flail leaflet with autogenous trabecular muscle bundles and additional annuloplasty.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 740-742 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | The Annals of thoracic surgery |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine