Immediate and long-term results of tricuspid valve replacement in children

The aim of this work was to evaluate immediate and long term results of tricuspid valve replacement with various types of prostheses in children. One hundred and twelve (112) children underwent tricuspid valve replacement with various types of prostheses in Novosibirsk Research Institute of Circulation Pathology in the period from 1994 to 2008. Mechanical prostheses were initially used in 42 patients (37.5%), and biological prostheses in 70 (62.5%). Overall hospital mortality was 7.1%. Re&operations occurred in 17 (43.6%) patients with mechanical prostheses and 34 (52.3%) patients with biological prostheses. Mean follow&up period in the mechanical prostheses patients group was 6.5±3.7 years and 4.3±1.7 years in biological prostheses group of patients.