Dr Boris Orlov
Dr Boris Orlov
Dr Boris Orlov
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Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation<br />
Irrational & Rational<br />
Despite these observations, only a minority of<br />
cardiologists and surgeons embraced using tricuspid<br />
valve repair for functional tricuspid regurgitation, and<br />
surgical abstention continues in many centers to the<br />
present day<br />
This strategy has been increasingly scrutinized since<br />
<strong>Dr</strong>eyfus et al. reported that patients having tricuspid<br />
valve repair at the time of mitral valve surgery did better<br />
in the long term compared with patients who did not.<br />
<strong>Dr</strong>eyfus GD, Corbi PJ, Chan KM, Bahrami T: Ann Thorac Surg 2005, 79:127–132.
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