| Long-term Results of the St.
Jude Medical Valve in the Tricuspid Position |
(Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima
City Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan)
| Takeshi Shichijo |
Osamu Oba |
Keiji Yunoki |
| Masahiro Inoue |
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From 1983 to 1999, 12 St. Jude Medical
prostheses were implanted in the tricuspid position. Mean patient
age at the time of operation was 40±19(6 to 62) years. Seven
patients were female and five were male. There were no hospital
deaths but three late deaths. The cumulative survival rate was
100% at 5 years, 80% at 10 years and 60% at 15 years. Four patients
required redo tricuspid valve replacement because of a thrombosed
valve. The reoperation-free rate was 100% at 5 years, 78% at
10 years and 29% at 15 years. The data illustrated that patients
who underwent tricuspid valve replacement with the St. Jude Medical
valve should receive strict anticoagulation therapy.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 30: 277-279 (2001) |
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