Quantitative Echocardiographic Assessment and Optimal Criteria for Early Intervention in Asymptomatic Tricuspid Regurgitation
Akintoye E, Wang T, Nakhla M, Ali A, Fava A, Akyuz K, Popovic Z, Pettersson G, Gillinov A, Xu B, Griffin B, Desai M. Quantitative Echocardiographic Assessment and Optimal Criteria for Early Intervention in Asymptomatic Tricuspid Regurgitation. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2022, 16: 13-24. PMID: 36274042, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTricuspid regurgitationMedian survival timeRisk factorsAsymptomatic patientsEchocardiographic parametersSurvival timeEarly interventionOptimal timingRight heart parametersSymptomatic tricuspid regurgitationSignificant tricuspid regurgitationFree wall strainHigh operative mortalitySex-matched cohortQuantitative echocardiographic assessmentKey prognostic markersCause mortalityOperative mortalityTR patientsEchocardiographic assessmentLate presentationPoor outcomePrognostic utilityPrognostic valuePrognostic marker