Repair of Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation: Comparison Between Suture Annuloplasty and Rings Annuloplasty

The modified De Vega tricuspid annuloplasty is acceptable for repair of functional TR and improvements in clinical and echocardiographic status on a long-term basis, although the long-term recurrence-free survival appeared to be lower than that for ring annuloplasty.