BACKGROUND: Various techniques and devices have been proposed for tricuspid valve (TV) repair in @entity1 with @entity997 ( @entity997 ). However, residual or recurrent @entity997 is not uncommon occurring in 20% to 30% of @entity1 . This study reports first experiences with a new three-dimensional annuloplasty ring. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 200 consecutive @entity1 who underwent TV repair for functional @entity997 with the Contour 3D annuloplasty ring (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) from December 2010 to February 2013 at our institution. The follow-up is 98% complete (mean 1.0     0.7 years; cumulative total 189 @entity1 -years). RESULTS: Mean age was 70.4    9.1 years and the median logistic European system for cardiac operative risk was 7%. Sixty-nine percent of the @entity1 were in New York Heart Association class III/IV. Echocardiography documented moderate or severe @entity997 in 97.5% of the @entity1 , with a mean annulus diameter of 45.1    4.9 mm; 93.5% of the @entity1 underwent a combined procedure, and 20.5% an urgent or emergent operation. The 30-day mortality was 6%. The preoperative @entity997 grade was reduced from 2.45    0.53 to 0.77    0.54 (p < 0.001). At hospital discharge residual II @entity997 or greater was present in 4.3% of the @entity1 . Freedom from recurrent II @entity997 or greater at 2  years was 90.9%    4.2% and freedom from TV-related reoperations at 2 years was 98.5%    1.0%. No case of  ring dehiscence occurred. Fourteen @entity1 (7%) required a permanent pacemaker implantation for @entity713 . CONCLUSIONS: Tricuspid valve repair with the Contour 3D annuloplasty ring can be performed with a low rate of residual @entity997 at hospital discharge, a low reoperation rate, and with an excellent early functional outcome.

Early experiences with a new three-dimensional annuloplasty ring for the treatment of functional XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity713 :: ('MESH:D054537', 'Disease') :: ['atrioventricular block'] @entity997 :: ('MESH:D014262', 'Disease') :: ['TR', 'tricuspid regurgitation']
@entity997 :: (MESH:D014262,Disease) :: ['tricuspid regurgitation']
