Severe Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease, To Repair or To Replace, Egyptian Experience

Document Type : Abstracts

Abstract

Rheumatic heart disease is frequently 
associated with severe tricuspid valve affection 
which contributes to worsening heart failure, 
and decision to repair or replace the tricuspid 
valve is debatable. Herein, we study the 
outcome of replacement versus repair in such 
patients.