Dr Boris Orlov
Dr Boris Orlov
Dr Boris Orlov
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Severe tricuspid regurgitation<br />
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart<br />
Association guidelines recommend repair of all valves<br />
with severe tricuspid regurgitation in patients undergoing<br />
mitral valve surgery<br />
ACC/ AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart<br />
disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart<br />
Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (writing committee to revise the<br />
1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease),<br />
Circulation 2006, 114:E84–E231.<br />
Despite this<br />
Most authorities would now recommend repairing the<br />
tricuspid valve in any patient with a less than severe<br />
tricuspid regurgitation undergoing any heart operation<br />
But this postulate is not completely correct too. Why?