A study of isolated tricuspid valve surgery late after left heart valve operation

Management of severe tricuspid regurgitation late after left heart valve operation is controversial. There has been reluctance to the operation due to the high risk of repeat operation, coexistent right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension. We investigated 6 cases of isolated tricuspid valve surgery (tricuspid valve replacement: 2, tricuspid valve plasty: 4) late after left heart valve operation. Before operation, these patients showed poor general condition (4 cases were NYHA III or IV) but good left ventricular function [mean ejection fraction (EF) 66 +/- 9.6%]. Hospital mortality was 0% and the mean mid-term actual event-free survival over 2 +/- 1.8 years was 80%. Most of patients demonstrated NYHA I and improvement of hepatomegaly after operation. There were many complications in 2 cases that had been performed previous operation more than 20 years before. In summary, the patient who complained symptoms due to right heart ventricular failure and showed good left ventricular function after left heart valve surgery should be considered to undergo tricuspid valve operation before the occurrence of other complications.     

应用彩色多普勒对二尖瓣置换术后三尖瓣功能的远期随访

目的应用彩色多普勒超声评价二尖瓣置换术后远期三尖瓣功能及形态变化。方法对接受二尖瓣置换术的903例病人术后三尖瓣功能进行了2～9年,平均(3.6±2.4)年的跟踪观察。所有病例术前均有不同程度的三尖瓣环扩大或关闭不全,其中未行三尖瓣成形术者201例;行Kay或改良DeVega成形术者686例;三尖瓣成形术同时加成形环者16例。结果未行三尖瓣成形术者术后2～3年有46例出现三尖瓣重度关闭不全;行Kay或改良DeVega成形术者,术后3～5年150例出现中重度三尖瓣关闭不全;三尖瓣成形术同时加成形环者仅1例术后2年出现三尖瓣轻-中度关闭不全。结论二尖瓣置换术后远期三尖瓣功能性关闭不全与三尖瓣环扩大、右心功能损害和严重肺动脉高压有关,三尖瓣环扩大是其重要的原因。对二尖瓣置换术者,手术中一旦发现有三尖瓣环扩大,即使无三尖瓣关闭不全,亦应行三尖瓣成形术,重度三尖瓣关闭不全、瓣环明显扩大者最好在环缩术的同时加成形环。     

Tricuspid regurgitation in patients with acquired, chronic, pure mitral regurgitation. II. Nonoperative management, tricuspid valve annuloplasty, and tricuspid valve replacement

The incidence, preoperative and intraoperative diagnosis, methods, and the clinical and hemodynamic features of patients with and without tricuspid regurgitation associated with chronic mitral regurgitation were presented in Part I. This study (Part II) compares the early and late results in patients with chronic, pure mitral regurgitation undergoing isolated mitral valve replacement, mitral replacement and tricuspid valve annuloplasty, and mitral and tricuspid valve replacement. The mean follow-up interval was 6 years. Those with the longest duration of symptoms (18 years) required tricuspid and mitral valve replacement (11 patients), whereas those with the shortest duration (8.1 years) had only mitral replacement (22 patients). Eight patients had minimal tricuspid regurgitation by digital palpitation, with no procedure performed, and six had tricuspid valve annuloplasty, only one of whom received a ring support. Operative mortality rate was similar in all groups (13% to 18%). All but two of the surviving patients improved by at least one New York Heart Association functional class, and no statistically significant differences were found between preoperative and postoperative hemodynamic data. There were no statistically significant differences in survival at 1, 5, or 8 years (85%, 70%, and 60%, respectively) for patients with or without TR. Only two of the surviving five patients who underwent tricuspid valve annuloplasty were alive 3 years after operation, whereas 70% to 80% of those with mitral replacement or mitral and tricuspid replacement were alive after the same time interval. It is not clear whether or not the pathogenesis of tricuspid regurgitation resulting from mitral regurgitation is different from that of tricuspid regurgitation resulting from mitral stenosis. It is our contention that whether tricuspid regurgitation arises because of anatomic destruction of the tricuspid valve or because of right ventricular dilatation with tricuspid annular enlargement, the underlying mitral valve lesion may determine the preoperative and postoperative courses of these patients. Therefore, when tricuspid valve disease is being evaluated, we urge that patients be categorized by the nature of their underlying mitral or aortic valve lesions.     

"缘对缘"瓣膜成形术在先天性心脏病合并重度三尖瓣关闭不全中的应用

目的 总结运用"缘对缘"成形技术治疗先天性心脏病病人的重度三尖瓣关闭不全的效果.方法 2001年4月至2010年3月,对14例先大性心脏病合并重度三尖瓣关闭不全病人采用常规三尖瓣瓣环成形和"缘对缘"技术行三尖瓣成形.年龄7～62岁,平均(31.2±16.1)岁.先大性心脏畸形包括继发孔房间隔缺损6例,房室管畸形5例,继发孔房间隔缺损合并二尖瓣关闭不全2例,三房心1例.结果 14例出院时均无不适,无住院死亡及术后并发症.术后超声心动图检查示三尖瓣关闭不全无或微量11例,轻度3例.随访3～97个月,平均(51.6±26.8)个月.随访时超声心动图检查示均无三尖瓣狭窄,三尖瓣关闭不全无或微量5例,轻度8例,中度1例.结论 "缘对缘"成形技术纠治先天性心脏病合并重度三尖瓣关闭不全简单、有效.     

Tricuspid valve incompetence caused by an intracardiac needle-like foreign body

We report a rare case of tricuspid valve incompetence caused by a needle-like foreign body with an unknown route of invasion. A 55-year-old woman who had suffered from chronic heart failure for more than 25 years was diagnosed as having Ebstein's anomaly after a transthoracic echocardiogram with Doppler imaging showed severe tricuspid regurgitation and displacement of the septal leaflet toward the right ventricle inlet. Surgery revealed a foreign body attached to the tricuspid valve, causing regurgitation. Valve replacement was performed and the patient's condition improved remarkably thereafter.     

Utilization of the Edge-to-Edge Valve Plasty Technique to Correct Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

Abstract   Objective: Tricuspid regurgitation is often associated in patients with congenital heart disease. Significant morbidity and mortality are related to tricuspid valve replacement. Tricuspid valve plasty is still a preferred choice. This report deals with our surgical experience in using the edge-to-edge valve plasty technique to correct severe tricuspid regurgitation in patients with congenital heart disease. Methods: From December 2002 to August 2007, severe tricuspid regurgitation was corrected with a flexible band annuloplasty and edge-to-edge valve plasty technique in nine patients with congenital heart disease. The age ranged from 7 to 62 years (average 24.4 years). Congenital cardiac anomalies included atrioventricular canal in five cases, secundum atrial septal defect in three cases, and cor triatriatum in one case. Results: No hospital death or postoperative morbidity occurred. No or trivial tricuspid regurgitation was present in six cases and mild tricuspid regurgitation in three cases at discharge. The follow-up ranged from 12 months to 70 months (average 39.3 months). No tricuspid stenosis was found. No to mild tricuspid regurgitation was present in eight cases, and moderate tricuspid regurgitation in one case at the latest follow-up. Conclusions: Edge-to-edge valve plasty is an easy, effective, and acceptable additional procedure to correct severe tricuspid regurgitation in patients with congenital heart disease.     

Tricuspid valve annuloplasty with a flexible prosthetic band

This study evaluates the application to the tricuspid valve of a flexible prosthetic band originally devised for mitral repair. Between March 2001 and May 2005, 53 consecutive patients (age 66.2+/-8.5 years) with significant tricuspid regurgitation and dilatation of the right-sided cardiac chambers underwent tricuspid valve annuloplasty with the band and concomitant mitral repair or replacement. Thirty-one patients (58.5%) were in NYHA class III or IV, and 33 (62.3%) had a history of right heart failure. Follow-up was 19.2+/-14.0 months. Three patients (5.7%) died before discharge, and one during follow-up. One late reoperation was required for mitral endocarditis. NYHA class decreased in survivors from 2.7+/-0.8 to 1.4+/-0.6 (P<0.0001), and the symptoms of right heart failure improved significantly after surgery. Tricuspid regurgitation was mild or absent in 44 survivors (89.8%) and moderate in 5 (10.2%). Regurgitation significantly decreased even in patients with risk factors for tricuspid repair failure or with persistent left ventricular dysfunction. The 4-year actuarial freedom from tricuspid regurgitation grade >1 was 88.7%. By univariable analysis, preoperative tricuspid regurgitation grade >2, right ventricular shortening fraction <35%, and permanent pacemaker were associated with the risk of recurrent moderate regurgitation, though only probably so (P=0.077, 0.061, and 0.097, respectively).     

Early failure of a tricuspid valve replacement with a mitral valve homograft in a heart transplant recipient

A 24-year-old woman experienced severe tricuspid valve regurgitation 6 years after heart transplantation. Tricuspid valve replacement was performed using a cryopreserved mitral valve homograft. Severe tricuspid valve regurgitation recurred within 4 months, associated with an increase in the panel reactive antibody titers from zero to 72%. Tricuspid valve replacement was repeated with a porcine bioprosthesis with excellent recovery and function for >2 years. The mitral valve homograft displayed inflammatory features consistent with humoral immune-mediated destruction.     

二尖瓣主动脉瓣三尖瓣同时置换治疗重症风湿性瓣膜病

目的　总结二尖瓣主动脉瓣三尖瓣同期置换治疗重症风湿性心脏瓣膜病的手术疗效。方法　 1999年 6月至 2 0 0 1年 6月 94 1例病人进行瓣膜置换术 ,其中 2 4例同期进行二尖瓣、三尖瓣和主动脉瓣置换 ,占瓣膜置换病人的 2 5 5 %。 2 4例病人中女 17例 ,男 7例 ;年龄 18～ 5 9岁 ,平均 36岁 ;体重 37～ 5 6kg。其中 8例曾行二尖瓣闭式扩张术、11例合并左房血栓、16例病人合并有肝肿大 (肋下 2～ 8cm)和下肢水肿、8例合并有腹水。X线胸片示心胸比率为 0 6 6～ 0 91。超声检查示三尖瓣均有严重反流 ,反流面积为 4 2～ 34 0cm2 ,平均 (16 8± 9 3)cm2 。术前心功能III级 9例 ,VI级 15例。 6例病人因药物不能控制心衰而行急诊换瓣手术。结果　死亡 1例 ,死亡率为 4 2 %。术后 1周、3、6个月复查超声心动图示各心腔内径较术前明显缩小。出院者均得到随访 ,随访时间 2 0～ 36个月 ,平均 2 6 4个月。术后心功能I～II级2 0例 ,III级 4例。术后 3～ 12个月复查超声心动图未见机械瓣功能障碍及血栓形成。结论　对于联合瓣膜病变 ,三尖瓣有严重器质性病变的病人 ,在进行二尖瓣主动脉瓣置换的同时进行三尖瓣置换 ,有利于术后右心功能的恢复 ,能更好地改善心脏的血流动力学特性 ,改善心功能 ,并有利于术后病人的康     

腔镜不停跳术对左心瓣膜置换术后远期三尖瓣重度反流疗效分析

目的 总结左侧心脏瓣膜置换术后远期出现孤立性重度三尖瓣关闭不全患者的腔镜辅助不停跳三尖瓣手术治疗经验。方法 11例心脏瓣膜疾病患者行左心瓣置换术后远期发生重度三尖瓣关闭不全并右心衰竭,8例出现心脏恶病质综合征及肝肾功能不全,予行再次三尖瓣手术,包括人工瓣环成形术2例,行三尖瓣置换术9例,其中置换生物瓣5例,双在叶机械瓣4例;在腔镜辅助下行心脏不停跳再次手术5例,常规再次心脏停搏手术6例。结果 2例围术期死亡,均为停跳组瓣膜置换病人。术后心包引流液量心脏不停跳组明显少于停跳组（P<0.05）。停跳组术后严重低心排血量综合征4例,不停跳组1例。两组术后1月复查超声心动图,右心房、室均明显缩小,三尖瓣无或少量反流,两组间无明显差异。获长期随访5例、随访时间25~86月、心功能Ⅱ级3例、Ⅲ级2例。结论 左心瓣膜置换术后远期孤立性重度三尖瓣关闭不全合并右心衰的再次手术死亡率高、合理掌握手术指征、手术时机、积极开展微创不停跳手术和良好的围术期治疗是手术成功的关键。对于终末期病例,手术死亡率高,应积极开展针对右心系统的心脏超声及磁共振检测指标,综合评估手术风险,常规换瓣手术指征需慎重,必要时可考虑微创经皮导管瓣膜植入术。     

Tricuspid valve replacement in children

Between 1974 and January, 1986, 11 children underwent 13 tricuspid valve replacements at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Age at operation ranged from 24 hours to 14.5 years (mean, 6.9 years). Morphology of the tricuspid valves included Ebstein's anomaly (6 patients), congenital tricuspid regurgitation (3), tricuspid regurgitation and univentricular heart (1), and previous tricuspid valve excision for acute endocarditis (1). There were 4 early deaths: the 3 youngest infants in the series (age 1 day to 16 days) and another child who underwent emergency valve replacement died. On follow-up to 13 years after valve replacement, there were 2 late deaths and two reoperations. Both reoperations were for calcified degenerative tissue prostheses 6.5 and 9 years following implantation. The estimated 5-year survival based on a collected review of data from the literature is 68 +/- 9% for children with prosthetic tricuspid valves. Although tissue valve durability is better in the tricuspid position than on the systemic side of the circulation, calcification does result in late dysfunction. Tricuspid valve repair should always be carried out when possible, especially in the infant group. Elective prosthetic valve replacement in older children can be performed with reasonable operative risk and reasonable late results.     

Severe tricuspid regurgitation late after aortic and mitral double valve replacement; report of a case

A 59-year-old man had undergone aortic and mitral valve replacement (DVR) for rheumatic aortic and mitral valve stenosis 15 years ago. At that time, echocardiography did not detect tricuspid regurgitation (TR), and catheterization data showed right atrial pressure v wave of 8 mmHg and pulmonary artery pressure of 27/12 (17) mmHg. One year after DVR, hepatomegaly and jugular venous dilatation appeared, and after 5 years edema of both legs became apparent. After 7 years, chest X-ray showed an increase of cardio-thoracic ratio, and for the first time, echocardiography detected mild TR. Fifteen years after DVR, severe general fatigue, shortness of breath and hepatomegaly could not be controlled with medication. Catheterization data showed right atrial pressure v wave of 23 mmHg and pulmonary artery pressure of 28/13 (17) mmHg. Right ventriculography showed progression of severe TR. Tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) was performed using a St. Jude Medical 31 M mechanical valve under natural cooling and heart beating. The tricuspid valve was only slightly thickened and no subvalvular abnormalities were seen other than a severely dilated tricuspid annulus. Postoperative course was uneventful and he was discharged 44 days after the TVR. He is currently doing well 6 years after the TVR. All terms, he did not have pulmonary hypertension or left-side heart problems. We suspect that the cause of TR was not secondary, and was included in the category of isolated TR. If the left heart is completely treated, as in this case, it is important to follow-up for signs of right heart failure, before TR is detected.     

风湿性心脏病左心瓣膜置换术后晚期重度三尖瓣关闭不全的外科治疗

目的 探讨风湿性心脏病(风心病)左心瓣膜置换术后晚期重度三尖瓣关闭不全(TR)的发生机制、手术指征、手术方法和疗效.方法 风心病左心瓣膜置换术后5～16年出现重度TR病人37例,均有不同程度的右心衰竭表现,左室射血分数(LVE)0.52±0.05,肺动脉收缩压(37.6±7.8)mm Hg.经右胸前外侧切口或正中切口再次手术行三尖瓣置换(TVR)25例,改良DeVega环缩术4例,带环成形术8例.结果 术后住院死亡4例,其中死于呼吸衰竭2例、多脏器功能衰竭和肾功能衰竭各1例.随访2个月～10年,死于右心衰竭3例,严重心律失常1例;生存的25例临床症状均有明显改善.结论 左心瓣膜置换术后晚期重度TR与肺动脉高压持续存在、风湿性三尖瓣病变、初次未作三尖瓣环缩术或方法不确实等有密切关系.左心功能良好、右室收缩功能无严重损害,无严重肺动脉高压是再次手术的指征,并主张尽早行TR纠正术.保留全瓣结构行三尖瓣置换有助于提高手术疗效.影响术后长期疗效仍是右室收缩功能.     

"缘对缘"三尖瓣成形在纠治残留三尖瓣关闭不全的应用

目的总结“缘对缘”三尖瓣成形方法治疗重度残留三尖瓣关闭不全的经验。方法19例常规三尖瓣成形术后仍有重度残留三尖瓣关闭不全者接受“缘对缘”三尖瓣成形术。三尖瓣关闭不全的病因包括：风湿性心脏病7例、先天性心脏病8例、创伤性及退行性变各2例。结果住院死亡1例，9例术后无或仅有微量三尖瓣关闭不全，10例术后轻度三尖瓣关闭不全。随访3～60个月，平均36．6个月，16例为微量到轻度三尖瓣关闭不全，2例为轻度到中度三尖瓣关闭不全。结论“缘对缘”三尖瓣成形是纠治重度残留三尖瓣关闭不全的一种有效的辅助方法。     

A prosthetic ring annuloplasty with edge-to-edge repair for a treatment of severe tricuspid regurgitation

A 59-year-old woman admitted to our hospital with shortness of breath and edema of the lower extremities was diagnosed with right ventricular failure stemming from severe tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR). She had undergone mitral valve replacement (MVR) with a mechanical valve at the age of 42. The approach to the heart was established via a right thoracotomy at the 4th intercostals space. A beating heart cardiopulmonary bypass procedure was performed in which tricuspid valve repair was performed with the edge-to-edge repair and MC3 annuloplasty system. The operative course was uneventful. This technique may be feasible and clinically effective in the treatment of severe TR.     

继发性三尖瓣关闭不全的外科治疗进展

继发于左心系统瓣膜病变的三尖瓣关闭不全,多为三尖瓣瓣环扩大导致的功能性三尖瓣关闭不全,也有少数患者同时合并三尖瓣风湿性等器质性改变。对三尖瓣反流的处理,目前主张如果能通过瓣膜成形方法恢复三尖瓣瓣膜功能,应尽量行三尖瓣成形手术。三尖瓣成形方法主要包括线性成形和人工瓣环成形技术,但目前各种手术成形方法的适应证选择和临床应用尚无统一的标准,多年来一直是困扰心脏外科医师的难题和研究热点,是否需要同期行三尖瓣成形术,采用什么成形方法才能达到最佳的三尖瓣成形效果。因此,对继发性三尖瓣关闭不全患者三尖瓣病变程度的判定、矫治标准及手术方法等进行综述。     

Late incidence and predictors of persistent or recurrent heart failure in patients with mitral prosthetic valves

OBJECTIVE: The study's objective was to examine factors associated with persistent or recurrent congestive heart failure after mitral valve replacement. METHODS: Patients who underwent mitral valve replacement with contemporary prostheses (N = 708) were followed with annual clinical assessment and echocardiography. Cox proportional hazard models were developed to evaluate the impact of demographic, comorbid, and valve-related variables on the occurrence of congestive heart failure after mitral valve replacement, defined as the composite outcome of New York Heart Association class III or IV symptoms or death caused by congestive heart failure postoperatively. Factors associated with all-cause mortality were also examined. Models were bootstrapped 1000 times. RESULTS: The total follow-up was 3376 patient-years (mean 4.8 +/- 3.7 years, range 60 days to 17.1 years). Freedom from New York Heart Association III or IV symptoms or death caused by congestive heart failure was 96.1% +/- 0.8%, 82.7% +/- 1.7%, 66.4% +/- 3.0%, and 38.8% +/- 6.9% at 1, 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. Preoperative New York Heart Association class, left ventricular grade, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, smoking, persistent tricuspid regurgitation, and redo status predicted congestive heart failure postoperatively (all P <.05). Patients who underwent mitral valve replacement for pure mitral stenosis had less congestive heart failure events after surgery than those with regurgitation or mixed disease. Prosthesis size and elevated transprosthesis gradients were not predictive of freedom from congestive heart failure after mitral valve replacement. Atrial fibrillation, persistent tricuspid regurgitation, and surgical referral for mitral valve replacement at an advanced functional stage were also risk factors for all-cause mortality. CONCLUSIONS: This study identifies the incidence of and risk factors for congestive heart failure and death late after mitral valve replacement. Although prosthesis size has no effect, other potentially modifiable factors such as atrial fibrillation, persistent tricuspid regurgitation, and late surgical referral have a negative impact on freedom from congestive heart failure and overall survival after mitral valve replacement.     

Four operated cases of traumatic tricuspid regurgitation

Four cases of tricuspid regurgitation due to nonpenetrating chest trauma are presented. From five to twenty five years after the initial blunt chest trauma, they were admitted because of dyspnea or palpitation on exertion. In all cases echocardiogram showed severe tricuspid regurgitation and enlarged right atrium and ventricle. Cardiac catheterization revealed increased right atrial pressure with high v wave. At operation, their tricuspid valves or chordae tendineae were revealed ruptured without other valvular injury. Ruptured chordae tendineae of the anterior leaflet were in three cases and their valves were replaced with mechanical prosthesis. Tear of the anterior leaflet was in one case and it was sutured directly, but mild tricuspid regurgitation was left after the operation. Twenty cases have been reported in Japan up to date and fifteen of them have surgical treatment; tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) is performed in 10 cases, tricuspid valvuloplasty (TVP) is in 3 cases, suture of ruptured chordae tendineae is in 2 cases. Five cases are treated medically. How to diagnose and how to treat them are discussed. And, in the conclusion, we consider that the surgical treatment is recommended for the case of traumatic tricuspid regurgitation with uncontrollable heart failure.     

Tricuspid valve repair. Operative and follow-up evaluation by Doppler color flow mapping

Severe tricuspid regurgitation may produce significant morbidity and mortality if not corrected, but commonly used methods of intraoperative assessment may be unreliable. Tricuspid regurgitation was evaluated by a new intraoperative technique, Doppler color flow mapping, in 85 patients before and after cardiopulmonary bypass. Regurgitation grade by intraoperative color Doppler mapping correlated well with right ventricular angiography (kappa value = 0.92, p less than 0.01; n = 8) and with preoperative color Doppler studies (kappa = 0.71, p less than 0.05; n = 51). The right atrial V wave correlated poorly with the severity of tricuspid regurgitation intraoperatively, both before (r = 0.30) and after (r = -0.05, p = no significant difference) cardiopulmonary bypass. Advanced (3+ or 4+) tricuspid regurgitation was found in 40% (21) of 52 patients requiring mitral valve repair or replacement. Tricuspid annuloplasty with a prosthetic ring provided a significant (greater than or equal to 2 grade) reduction in regurgitation severity in 94% (17/18; p less than 0.05). Without repair, tricuspid regurgitation decreased to a similar degree after mitral valve operations in 14% (5/36); only one of the five patients had advanced tricuspid regurgitation prepump. Fluid filling of the arrested right ventricle after the surgical procedure did not predict regurgitation severity (false negative rate 50%, 2/4; false positive rate 22%, 2/9). Regurgitation grade remained unchanged after the initial postpump study, up to 60 weeks postoperatively. In conclusion, color Doppler flow mapping provides more accurate intraoperative assessment of tricuspid regurgitation than the right atrial V wave or fluid filling of the right ventricle. This semiquantitative technique aids in the selection of patients appropriate for surgical repair of the tricuspid valve and is useful in judging the adequacy of tricuspid valve repair before chest closure. Advanced (3+ or 4+) tricuspid regurgitation is a common occurrence in patients undergoing mitral valve repair or replacement and rarely responds to conservative (nonoperative) management. Ring annuloplasty provides a highly effective and durable reduction in tricuspid regurgitation.     

左心瓣膜置换术后远期三尖瓣关闭不全的外科处理

目的探讨左心瓣膜置换术后远期三尖瓣关闭不全(TR)发生的可能机制以及外科治疗方法的选择和结果.方法 56例左心瓣膜置换术后远期发生TR行再次瓣膜手术的病人,10例人工瓣膜功能正常(A组)者中行二尖瓣置换(MVR)4例,主动脉瓣、二尖瓣双瓣置换(DVR)6例;46例人工瓣膜功能障碍(B组)者中MVR 36例,主动脉瓣置换(AVR)4例, DVR 6例.在A、B两组中,46例第1次手时三尖瓣未见明显异常,10例第1次手术时已行DeVega三尖瓣成形(TVP),第2次手术时发现缝线断裂3例,缝线撕脱7例.56例TR病人再次手术时9例行三尖瓣替换(TVR),其中6例三尖瓣呈风湿性改变;47例行TVP.结果 TVP和TVR各死亡1例,病死率3.6%.54例获随访,随访时间6～132个月,平均(79.4±34.8)个月.8例TVR病人术后心功能恢复良好,46例TVP者40例为轻度TR,5例出现中度TR,仍需强心、利尿药维持,1例再次出现重度TR.结论左心瓣膜置换术后远期TR可能与持续肺动脉高压、右心室不可逆损害、三尖瓣风湿性病变、左心功能的恢复情况以及持续心房纤颤有关.重度功能性TR和三尖瓣风湿性病变者行TVR的疗效可靠.随访发现部分TVP病人功能性TR仍有逐渐加重趋势.