Tricuspid valve stenosis is a rare heart disease. It is usually combined with valvular insufficiency. The main cause of the disease is previous rheumatism, so several heart valves are affected at once in most people. The main tricuspid valve stenosis treatment in Germany is considered to be its replacement surgery.
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- Who may need heart valve replacement surgery?
- How is tricuspid valve replacement surgery performed?
The intervention is performed through an incision in the chest, with the patient connected to a heart-lung machine. Doctors implant an artificial bioprosthesis instead of the patient's destroyed tricuspid valve. Revision heart valve replacement surgery can be performed using an endovascular technique.
You can seek medical attention at the University Hospital Ulm, the University Hospital Oldenburg, or the University Hospital Essen.
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Who may need heart valve replacement surgery?
Open interventions on the tricuspid valve are not very common. A patient usually receives drug therapy. Tricuspid valve reconstruction or replacement may be performed in the following cases:
- severe symptomatic stenosis;
- severe tricuspid valve regurgitation;
- progressive right ventricular heart failure.
In the case of asymptomatic tricuspid stenosis, an isolated surgical intervention on the tricuspid valve is usually not performed. However, if the patient has defects in other heart valves that require surgical repair, tricuspid valve repair or replacement can be performed simultaneously.
How is tricuspid valve replacement surgery performed?
Tricuspid valve replacement surgery in Germany is usually performed using an open technique with a thoracotomy. Patients are connected to a heart-lung machine.
When performing the operation, cardiosurgery doctors implant an artificial prosthesis instead of the patient's damaged tricuspid valve. It can be mechanical or biological. In the vast majority of cases, bioprostheses are implanted in the position of the tricuspid valve, since mechanical prostheses provoke the formation of blood clots and are quickly damaged.
Percutaneous tricuspid valve replacement in Germany is a less common option. This is a minimally invasive procedure in which the heart valve is implanted through an incision in the groin. The result is a low risk of complications and a short recovery time for patients. The procedure is performed for revision heart valve replacement surgery (in the case of dysfunction of a previously implanted bioprosthesis) in patients from a high surgical risk group.
You are welcome to use the Booking Health service to undergo your tricuspid valve replacement surgery at one of the cardiosurgery departments in Germany. Our website presents the best hospitals with cardiosurgery departments that achieve high success rates for heart valve replacement surgery. On the website, you can also find out the surgical treatment cost, compare prices at different clinics, and choose a medical care program at the best price.
Authors:
The article was edited by medical experts, board-certified doctors Dr. Nadezhda Ivanisova and Dr. Vadim Zhiliuk. For the treatment of the conditions referred to in the article, you must consult a doctor; the information in the article is not intended for self-medication!
Sources:
National Library of Medicine
American Heart Association
European Society of Cardiology