Impact of Tricuspid Valve Repair for Moderate Tricuspid Regurgitation at the Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation on the Occurrence of Right Heart Failure
Barac Y, Bishawi M, Milano C, Schroder J, Daneshmand M, Hashmi N, Velazquez E, Rogers J, Patel C, Nicoara A. Impact of Tricuspid Valve Repair for Moderate Tricuspid Regurgitation at the Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation on the Occurrence of Right Heart Failure. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s444. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight heart failureModerate tricuspid regurgitationLeft ventricular assist device implantationLate right heart failureVentricular assist device implantationAssist device implantationTricuspid regurgitationTricuspid valve repairLVAD implantationTVR groupTR repairEchocardiographic studyHeart failureStudy cohortDevice implantationValve repairDurable left ventricular assist device implantationEvent-free survival differencesImprovement of TRRight ventricular assist deviceDurable LVAD implantationSevere tricuspid regurgitationSignificant tricuspid regurgitationSingle-center studyKaplan-Meier curves