Prognostic Value of the Tricuspid Regurgitation Impact on Outcomes (TRIO) Score in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter...

Prognosis assessments for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) patients remain challenging, particularly as the indications for TAVI expand to lower-risk patients. This study assessed the prognostic value of the tricuspid regurgitation impact on outcomes (TRIO) score in patients after TAVI.

This single-center study included 530 consecutive patients who underwent TAVI. Patients with a TRIO score >4 were compared to those with a score ≤4. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, while secondary outcomes included complications defined by the Valve Academic Research Consortium 2 (VARC-2) criteria and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), including mortality, stroke, and heart failure rehospitalization.

Over a mean follow-up period of 22 months, patients with a TRIO score >4 had significantly higher rates of mortality (11.5% vs. 3.1%, p < 0.001) and MACEs (14.9% vs. 3.6%, p < 0.001). Multivariable Cox regression analysis identified a TRIO score >4 as an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality (hazard ratio (HR): 2.41, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.08-5.37, p = 0.032) and MACEs (HR: 2.78, 95% CI: 1.34-5.75, p = 0.006). Patients with a higher TRIO score also had significantly higher rates of stroke (3.1% vs. 0.5%, p = 0.028), acute kidney injury (10.1% vs. 4.3%, p = 0.011), and MACEs (14.9% vs. 3.6%, p < 0.001) within 30 days after TAVI.

The TRIO score was associated with all-cause mortality and MACEs in patients after a TAVI. The TRIO score could serve as a convenient tool for risk stratification in clinical practice, aiding in identifying high-risk patients.