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Table 3 Comparison of postoperative echocardiographic between types of tricuspid repair

From: Outcome of MC3 ring annuloplasty for moderate and severe functional tricuspid regurgitation associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease

Echocardiographic variables

DeVega (n = 82)

MC3 ring (n = 23)

P value

TR grade

0.77 ± 0.93

0.17 ± 0.49

0.004*

SPAP (mmHg)

32.52 ± 7.50

33.26 ± 8.83

0.69

TA diameter (mm)

30.42 ± 2.99

29.78 ± 3.20

0.37

TAPSE (mm)

18.89 ± 2.55

19 ± 2.81

0.85

LAD (mm)

32.43 ± 4.71

33.17 ± 5.22

0.52

LVEDD (mm)

43.50 ± 2.04

44.30 ± 1.22

0.07

LVESD (mm)

33.04 ± 1.46

32.43 ± 0.99

0.06

LVEF (%)

66.35 ± 2.07

66.73 ± 2.11

0.43

  1. TR tricuspid regurgitation, SPAP systolic pulmonary artery pressure, TA tricuspid annulus, TAPSE tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, LAD left atrial diameter, LVEDD left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, LVESD left ventricular end-systolic dimension, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction
  2. *Significant difference between follow-up and preoperative values within the same group
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