1. Tricuspid Annuloplasty is Favored by the Histological Conformation of Its Annulus 
Luca Roncati, MD, PhD, Antonio Manenti, MD, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 103, Issue 6, Pages (June 2017)
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2. Fig 1
The 40-μm-thick tricuspid annulus (A) is a quarter of the thickness of the mitral one (B), far from the insertions of the valve cusps. (C) In close proximity to the insertions, the mitral annulus reaches a thickness greater than 700 μm (Azan trichrome stain).
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