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Tricuspid Regurgitation: Right Ventricular Volume Versus Pressure Load
Robert Naeije1, Khodr Tello2, Michele D'Alto3
1Free University of Brussels, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium. rnaeije@gmail.com.
Purpose Of The Review:
Tricuspid regurgitation is associated with increased mortality in proportion to right ventricular adaptation to increased volume loading and pulmonary artery pressure. We here review recent progress in the understanding of right ventricular adaptation to pre- and after-loading conditions for improved recommendations of tricuspid valve repair.
Recent Findings:
Trans-catheter tricuspid valve repair has made the correction of tricuspid regurgitation more easily available, triggering a need of tighter indications. Several studies have shown the feasibility and relevance to the indications of tricuspid valve repair of imaging of right ventricular ejection fraction measured by magnetic resonance imaging or 3D-echocardiography, and the 2D-echocardiography of the tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to systolic pulmonary artery pressure ratio combined with invasively determined mean pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance. Improved definitions of right ventricular failure and pulmonary hypertension may be considered in future recommendations on the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation.
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