Simplified MELD score = 3.8*LN[total bilirubin] + 9.6*LN[creatinine] + 6.4.<br><b>METHODS</b>: A total of 172 patients (male: 66, female: 106; mean age, 63.8 ± 10.3 years) who underwent tricuspid replacement (n = 18) or repair (n = 154) from January 1991 to July 2011 at a single centre were included.