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Data on heart disease detailed by researchers at Medical University of Vienna

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, February 3rd, 2008

"Surgical methods for treatment of tricuspid valve (TV) endocarditis include complete TV excision, TV replacement, and the use of various reconstructive techniques even in cases of severe TV destruction and incompetence. This study summarizes our experience with TV reconstruction and replacement in patients with severe TV endocarditis," scientists in Vienna, Austria report.

"Between October 1997 and July 2004, TV reconstruction was performed in 18 patients (mean age, 38 +/- 17 years; 7 women, 11 men), and TV replacement in 4 patients (mean age, 48 +/- 22 years; 2 women, 2 men). All patients presented with active endocarditis and severe TV incompetence. Reconstructive...

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