James S Gammie, Michael W A Chu, Volkmar Falk, Jessica R Overbey, Alan J Moskowitz, Marc Gillinov, Michael J Mack, Pierre Voisine, Markus Krane, Babatunde Yerokun, Michael E Bowdish, Lenard Conradi, Steven F Bolling, Marissa A Miller, Wendy C Taddei-Peters, Neal O Jeffries, Michael K Parides, Richard Weisel, Mariell Jessup, Eric A Rose, John C Mullen, Samantha Raymond, Ellen G Moquete, Karen O'Sullivan, Mary E Marks, Alexander Iribarne, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Michael A Borger, Arnar Geirsson, Emilia Bagiella, Judy Hung, Annetine C Gelijns, Patrick T O'Gara, Gorav Ailawadi
BACKGROUND: Tricuspid regurgitation is common in patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation. However, the evidence base is insufficient to inform a decision about whether to perform tricuspid-valve repair during mitral-valve surgery in patients who have moderate tricuspid regurgitation or less-than-moderate regurgitation with annular dilatation. METHODS: We randomly assigned 401 patients who were undergoing mitral-valve surgery for degenerative mitral regurgitation to receive a procedure with or without tricuspid annuloplasty (TA)...
January 27, 2022: New England Journal of Medicine