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- Marco Solinas, Giacomo Bianchi, and Mattia Glauber.
- Ospedale del Cuore "G. Pasquinucci", Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio", via Aurelia Sud, 54100, Massa, Italy.
- J Card Surg. 2013 Nov 1; 28 (6): 638-40.
AbstractWe describe a patch augmentation of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve to address tricuspid valve regurgitation due to leaflet retraction. The area of the anterior leaflet is measured using a tricuspid valve annuloplasty sizer; a glutaraldehyde-fixed autologous pericardial patch is trimmed with slight 5 mm oversize. The anterior leaflet is detached and the patch is sutured with three 5/0 running interlocked sutures, then an annuloplasty is performed with an undersized ring. This technique offers an easy and reproducible tool to address tricuspid regurgitation due to lack of leaflet coaptation.© 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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