Table 1 Reviews of literature on isolated tricuspid valve surgery for TS/TR caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis
Reference | Published years | Gender/Age(y) | SLE and/or APS | Adequate steroids usage before surgery | Heart failure before surgery | TS/TR | Morphological changes | Surgical procedure | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laufer et al. [14] | 1982 | F/9 | SLE | Yes | Yes | TR | Dilated annulus and elongated chordae, no vegetations | Mechanical prosthesis replacement | Not mentioned |
Ledingham et al. [15]a | 1988 | F/19 | SLE | Â | No | TS | a large calcified mass invading the right side of the heart | Bioprosthesis replacement | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | TS | Subsequent tricuspid stenosisafter initial surgery | Removal but no re-implantation of tricuspid prothesis | Alive 5Â years post-2ndop |
Chan-Lam et al. [16]a | 2001 | F/29 | APS | Â | Â | TS | two masses that were adherent to the tricuspid valve and intermittently prolapsed through the pulmonary valve. | Surgical removal of the masses | Â |
Falode et al. [17] | 2006 | F/35 | APS | Not mentioned | Yes | TS | massive vegetations involving the tricuspid valve, filling the right atrium | Vegetation removal and valve replacement (type of prothesis not mentioned) | Alive 3Â months post-op |
Gur et al. [18] | 2014 | F/20 | SLE | Yes | Yes | TS | multiple verrucous vegetations as if being a mass on the anterior and posterior leaflets | Tricuspid valve commisurotomy and Kay annuloplasty | Alive 6Â months post-op |
Wang et al. [13] | 2014 | F/40 | SLE | Yes | No | TR | several large nodules on the subvalvular apparatus and the atrial side of the leaflets of tricuspid valve; small perforation on a septal leaflet | Mechanical valve replacement | Alive 5Â weeks post-op |
Bai et al. | 2014 | F/20 | SLE | No | Yes | TR | A large and mutiple tiny vegetations on the atrial side of anterior leaflet with ruptured main chordae tendinae of the leaflet | Bioprothesis replacement | Alive 2Â months post-op |