A ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm rarely accompanies the aortic and tricuspid valve endocarditis. A 36-year-old woman presented with low-threshold dyspnea on exertion and fever. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed a ruptured noncoronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm with large vegetations on the tricuspid and aortic valves, resulting in moderately severe tricuspid regurgi...

The minimally invasive, right mini-thoracotomy technique described can be applied to patients that require a concomitant tricuspid valve repair or replacement at the time of a mitral valve procedure. This has been the most common scenario where tricuspid valve surgery is performed. This approach is applicable to patients requiring isolated tricuspid valve surgery. In addition, patients who have...

A 66-year-old woman was diagnosed with hepatic metastasized carcinoid tumor of the ileocecal junction resulting in elevated plasma chromogranin A levels and urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) levels. Further examination showed right-sided heart failure with severe tricuspid valve regurgitation. Carcinoid tumors produce serotonin which leads to flushing, secretory diarrhea, bronchospasm...

Clinical tricuspid stenosis has not previously been reported in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A 25 year old woman with active SLE presented with signs of severe right ventricular failure. Cardiac catheterisation confirmed the diagnosis of tricuspid stenosis and regurgitation together with mitral regurgitation. This patient underwent successful tricuspid and mitral valve repl...

BACKGROUND Parachute tricuspid valve is a rare congenital malformations explained in the literature. In most cases, this malformation coexists with other congenital defects. The importance of this condition depends on its functional consequences. CASE REPORT First case was a 52-year-old female patient presented with palpitation. She had a history of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Tr...

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence and the characteristics of physiological valve regurgitation. DESIGN Pulsed wave Doppler echocardiography, continuous wave Doppler echocardiography and Doppler colour flow mapping were performed prospectively in healthy volunteers. SETTING Echocardiography laboratory in a city hospital. PATIENTS 32 consecutive healthy volunteers (age 21-49 years, mean age...

The tricuspid valve leaflets and their annular attachments were recorded by two-dimensional echocardiography from a view of the right ventricular inflow tract obtained by placing the transducer at an intermediate position between the left ventricular apex and the left lower sternal border. The transducer was rotated, and recordings were made at 30 degrees rotational intervals around the circumf...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to review the outcome of reoperation for severe tricuspid regurgitation after repair of tetralogy of Fallot. METHODS Between 1972 and 2000, 12 patients underwent reoperation on the tricuspid valve after total correction of tetralogy of Fallot. The mean age at the time of reoperation was 17 years (range, 1 to 39 years). The mean interval between the initial ...

OBJECTIVE To review the results of surgical correction of partial atrioventricular septal defect and associated cardiac comorbidities. METHODS Retrospective case analysis of electronic database of department of paediatrics cardiac surgery, CPEIC, Multan was done. Forty consecutive patients operated for partial atrioventricular septal defect repair from September 2011 to October 2016 were incl...

Right ventricular dysfunction and significant tricuspid regurgitation are frequently seen in end stage heart failure patients undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implantation. Clinical impact of tricuspid valve repair at the time of LVAD implantation in patients with pre-existing significant tricuspid regurgitation has been a topic of debate for several years. Some groups have advo...