Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation or Dilatation: Which Should Be the Criteria for Surgical Repair? Gilles D. Dreyfus, MD, Pierre J. Corbi, MD, K.M. John Chan, AFRCS, Toufan Bahrami, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 79, Issue 1, Pages 127-132 (January 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.057 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Pathological process of tricuspid annular dilatation. Arrows designate the intercommissural distance that increases with dilatation and that is measured intraoperatively. (Ant. = anterior; Post. = posterior; Sept. = septal.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 127-132DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.057) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Measurement of the tricuspid annular diameter from the anteroseptal commissure to the anteroposterior commissure using a sterile supple ruler. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 127-132DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.057) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Comparison of actuarial survival rates for the two groups using the Kaplan–Meier method (p = 0.45). Group 1 = mitral regurgitation (MR) (dashed lines); group 2 = MR (solid line) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 127-132DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.057) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Comparison of cardiac-related event free survival rates between the two groups. Group 1 = mitral valve repair (MR) (dashed lines); group 2 = MR (solid line) and tricuspid valve repair (TR). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 127-132DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.057) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions