The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 38, 68-69, Copyright © 1984 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
An effective adjunct to tricuspid annuloplasty
S Nakano, Y Kawashima, H Hirose and H Matsuda
A simple and effective adjunct to annuloplasty is presented for use in
patients in whom dilatation of the annulus may not be sufficient to convert
the tricuspid valve into a bicuspid valve. Several interrupted sutures are
placed on the leaflets adjacent to the commissural zone between the
anterior and posterior leaflets prior to exclusion of the posterior
leaflet.