Abstract
Isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is gaining increasing recognition. Left untreated, isolated TR significantly worsens survival. Management of patients with severe isolated TR remains controversial and stand-alone surgery is rarely performed due to reported high in-hospital mortality. However, recent data has underlined how early referral and surgical correction result in excellent both short-and long-term results, with no in-hospital mortality, 100% 5-year survival and no further hospitalizations for right heart failure. These results should prompt a drastic change in attitude in the treatment, management and referral of patients with severe isolated TR, especially since surgery remains the only effective therapy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 80-85 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Cardiology |
Volume | 353 |
Early online date | 4 Feb 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Apr 2022 |
Keywords
- DISEASE
- DYSFUNCTION
- Early correction
- Early referral
- IMPACT
- INTERVENTION
- Isolated tricuspid regurgitation
- MULTICENTER
- OUTCOMES
- SURGERY
- SYSTEM
- Surgery
- Transcatheter interventions
- Tricuspid valve
- VALVE REPAIR