Understanding tricuspid valve remodelling in atrial fibrillation using three-dimensional echocardiography.
Ortiz-Leon XA, Posada-Martinez EL, Trejo-Paredes MC, Ivey-Miranda JB, Pereira J, Crandall I, DaSilva P, Bouman E, Brooks A, Gerardi C, Ugonabo I, Chen W, Houle H, Akar JG, Lin BA, McNamara RL, Lombo-Lievano B, Arias-Godinez JA, Sugeng L. Understanding tricuspid valve remodelling in atrial fibrillation using three-dimensional echocardiography. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2020, 21: 747-755. PMID: 32372089, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft heart diseaseSevere tricuspid regurgitationTricuspid regurgitationAtrial fibrillationTransoesophageal echocardiographyBiatrial dilatationHigher systolic pulmonary artery pressureNormal right ventricular sizeSystolic pulmonary artery pressureImpact of AFSevere functional tricuspid regurgitationTricuspid annulus dilationPulmonary artery pressureRight ventricular sizeFunctional tricuspid regurgitationFractional area changeTA fractional area changeThree-dimensional echocardiographyRV enlargementArtery pressureBiventricular functionTricuspid valveVentricular sizeAF groupSinus rhythm