Abstract |
We performed a meta-analysis of early and long-term outcomes after tricuspid repair to compare the results of suture-based and prosthetic ring annuloplasty with the employment of an algorithm that derives the original patient time-to-event data. There was an advantage in early but not in long-term survival with the use of the annuloplasty ring. The freedom from moderate tricuspid regurgitation was significantly better in patients with ring annuloplasty (78.9% ± 5.0% at 15 years vs 60.0% ± 4.2%, log-rank p = 0.0107). The ring annuloplasty is associated to better outcomes, being a protective factor for early mortality and long-term recurrence of tricuspid regurgitation after surgery.
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Authors | Alessandro Parolari, Fabio Barili, Alberto Pilozzi, Davide Pacini |
Journal | The Annals of thoracic surgery
(Ann Thorac Surg)
Vol. 98
Issue 6
Pg. 2255-63
(Dec 2014)
ISSN: 1552-6259 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 25443026
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Meta-Analysis, Review)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty
(methods)
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Humans
- Suture Techniques
(instrumentation)
- Sutures
- Tricuspid Valve
(surgery)
- Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
(surgery)
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