1. 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 (January 2005)
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2. 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.)
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3. Fig 2
Measurement of the tricuspid annular diameter from the anteroseptal commissure to the anteroposterior commissure using a sterile supple ruler.
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4. 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).
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5. 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).
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