Posterolateral thoracotomy: unique approach to tricuspid valve replacement after right pneumonectomy

HIGHLIGHTS

  • who: Austin Hingtgen and colleagues from the of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA have published the research: Posterolateral thoracotomy: unique approach to tricuspid valve replacement after right pneumonectomy, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)

SUMMARY

    Tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) or repair is the gold-standard treatment for symptomatic, severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients with right ventricular (RV) dilation or right heart failure and is commonly done with other planned cardiac surgical interventions. In general, a median sternotomy or right anterolateral thoracotomy . . .

     

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