Commentary: Better genetics, less pathology

[摘要] It is unsurprising that in the recent article by Tamer and colleagues,1 coming from a well-known center of aortic valve repair, the number of patients undergoing this type of surgery was rather small. Indeed, the authors report only 127 cases of isolated tricuspid valve repair (TAV) over a 24-year period, for an average of approximately 5 cases per year. If we consider that 21 patients underwent reoperation after a Ross procedure or aortic valve–sparing surgery, this number is even smaller. Although the number of cases may appear too small to enable meaningful conclusions, it represents the true incidence of this pathology in an adult population, and it is remarkable that the authors collected and treated this number of patients.

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学