Ring repair for mild-to-moderate leaky right valve
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial looks at whether adding a specific repair to the right valve (called tricuspid annuloplasty) during mitral valve surgery helps people whose right valve leakage is not severe. It compares doing the extra right-valve repair versus doing only the mitral valve repair.
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Who can take part
- Be older than 18 years
- Be able to understand and sign consent for the study
- Be scheduled for surgery to treat a leaky mitral valve (mitral valve regurgitation)
- Have right-side valve leakage (TR) that is mild: TR 2+ or less, with ring/stiffening (annular) swelling
- Have an enlarged right valve size measurement (tricuspid diastolic diameter at least 40 mm, or 21 mm/m2)
- Not have severe right valve leakage (TR 3 or higher)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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