Background: Persistence of significant secondary tricuspid regurgitation (TR) after its repair concomitant with a leftsided valve replacement contributes to increased mortality and morbidity in the immediate and late postoperative periods.Thus, attention is paid to trace risk factors that might affect the success of the repair.However, the knowledge of the exact underlying risk factors and relevan...
Background: Persistence of significant secondary tricuspid regurgitation (TR) after its repair concomitant with a leftsided valve replacement contributes to increased mortality and morbidity in the immediate and late postoperative periods.Thus, attention is paid to trace risk factors that might affect the success of the repair.However, the knowledge of the exact underlying risk factors and relevan...