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SUBMITTER: Kim JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716405 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Jong Hun JH Kim Kyung Hwa KH Choi Jong Bum JB Kuh Ja Hong JH
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 20151215 3
After tricuspid valve surgery for long-standing tricuspid regurgitation associated with right ventricular failure, reverse remodelling of the enlarged right ventricle, including recovery of right ventricular systolic function, is unpredictable. We present the case of a 31-year old man with early reduction of dilated right ventricular dimensions and delayed recovery of impaired right ventricular systolic function after valve repair for traumatic tricuspid regurgitation lasting 16 years. ...[more]