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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 58, 570-572, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Accurate adjustment of de Vega tricuspid annuloplasty using transesophageal echocardiography

JW Cook
Carolinas Heart Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is used to adjust the tension of a de Vega tricuspid annuloplasty suture. Leading the suture outside the right atrium allows the annulus to be adjusted after cardiopulmonary bypass is discontinued when cardiac function has returned.

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