BACKGROUND: The main goal of this study was to explore the feasibility of stratifying @entity1 with secondary @entity997 ( @entity997 ) into different risk levels, and to compare the surgical outcomes of @entity1 within different risk levels who underwent different tricuspid valve repair (TVP) approaches. METHODS: One hundred and one @entity1 with left-sided @entity340 underwent either left-sided valvular replacement or repair, and 79 @entity1 underwent concomitant TVP. Depending upon their tricuspid annulus diameter and tethering distances, the @entity1 were assessed using 4 risk levels. The different surgical approaches were used in @entity1 within different risk levels. RESULTS: Among the 101 @entity1 , there were 32 @entity1 within risk level I, 28 within risk level II, 20 within risk level III, 21 within risk level IV. In the first risk level, the @entity1 with untreated tricuspid valves had no or mild @entity997 after surgery. In the second and third risk levels, the @entity1 treated with a modified De Vega procedure had mild @entity997 at follow-up. In the fourth risk level, the @entity1 treated with undersized annuloplasty rings exhibited an improved outcome. CONCLUSIONS: The evaluation of both tricuspid annular diameter and tethering distance may help clinicians to stratify @entity1 with secondary @entity997 into different risk levels as a means of choosing an optimal TVP approach. The application of a modified De Vega procedure or an undersized annuloplasty ring in @entity1 within appropriate risk level could improve the treatment for secondary @entity997 .

Surgical Treatment of Secondary XXXX : Insight Derived From Annulus Sizes and Tethering Distances.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity340 :: ('MESH:D006349', 'Disease') :: ['valvular disease'] @entity997 :: ('MESH:D014262', 'Disease') :: ['TR', 'tricuspid regurgitation']
@entity997 :: (MESH:D014262,Disease) :: ['Tricuspid Regurgitation']
