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(A) Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography shows a cleft in the
anterior TV leaflet. (B and C) Intraoperative robotic images show a large
cleft in the anterior TV leaflet before and after suture repair with
tricuspid annuloplasty.
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TV extending less than 0.5 cm to the annulus was found (Figure 1B). It also showed marked annular dilation; therefore, a 25 Simulus ATS annuloplasty band was secured from the midseptal annulus around the anteroseptal commissure (Figure 1C).