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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2074-2075
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Article: Cardiovascular

INVITED COMMENTARY

Michel Carrier, MD, FRCSC

Department of Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Belanger St E, Montreal, Quebec H1T 1C8, Canada

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In this report by Bernal and colleagues, 1,232 patients underwent tricuspid valve (TV) repair using DeVega's technique or a segmental modification without a prosthetic ring. Follow-up averaged 6.8 years. Nine patients needed reoperation for TV dysfunction: 1 in the DeVega group and 8 in the modification group. In the author's opinion, repair without a prosthetic ring remains the procedure of choice. This . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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