| A Case of Combined Valvular Disease with Tricuspid Valve Stenosis |
(Department of CardioVascular Surgery, Prefectural Nobeoka Hospital, Nobeoka, Japan and Department of Surgery II, Miyazaki Medical College*, Miyazaki, Japan)
| Eisaku Nakamura |
Masachika Kuwabara |
Masakazu Matsuyama |
| Kouji Furukawa* |
Toshio Onitsuka* |
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A 63-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for combined valvular disease with tricuspid valve stenosis. Aortic and mitral valves were replaced with artificial valves and tricuspid valve were replaced with a biological valve. We chose artificial valves for the aortic and mitral valves because the patient was younger than 70, while a biological valve was used for the tricuspid valve to avoid possible thromboembolism. The postoperative course was excellent. We propose that it is better to use a biological valve for the tricuspid valve, even if artificial valves are used in other sites.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 33: 299-301 (2004) |
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