TY - JOUR AU - Basel, Halil AU - Aydin, Unal AU - Kutlu, Hakan AU - Dostbil, Aysenur AU - Karadag, Melike AU - Odabasi, Dolunay AU - Aydin, Cemalettin PY - 2010/08/18 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Outcomes of De Vega versus Biodegradable Ring Annuloplasty in the Surgical Treatment of Tricuspid Regurgitation (Mid-term Results) JF - The Heart Surgery Forum JA - HSF VL - 13 IS - 4 SE - DO - 10.1532/HSF98.20091170 UR - https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/279 SP - E233-E237 AB - <p><b>Purpose:</b> The aim of this study was to compare De Vega semicircular annuloplasty and a new biodegradable ring annuloplasty technique in patients requiring surgical intervention for tricuspid valve disease with concomitant disease of the mitral valve.</p><p><b>Methods:</b> Between January 2004 and May 2008, 129 consecutive patients underwent annuloplasty procedures to correct tricuspid valve regurgitation during a concomitant mitral valve operation requiring replacement. Additionally, 24 patients underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR), 11 underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), 5 underwent AVR plus CABG, 3 underwent mitral valve replacement plus atrial septal defect (ASD) closure, and 2 underwent ASD closure. The patients in this study were assigned to 2 groups: Kalangos ring annuloplasty was performed in 67 patients (group 1), and De Vega semicircular annuloplasty was performed in the remaining 62 patients (group 2).</p><p><b>Results:</b> Both tricuspid valve repair techniques produced a low rate of complications; however, the number of patients who developed residual tricuspid regurgitation was significantly lower in group 1.</p><p><b>Conclusion:</b> The biodegradable ring annuloplasty technique may be used easily and safely in moderate and severe cases of tricuspid regurgitation; however, larger clinical series are necessary to confirm our promising results.</p> ER -