Why the study?
Does significant functional tricuspid regurgitation affect renal function and long-term prognosis in patients with heart failure?
Population
patients with heart failure
Design
Cohort
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May flag high-risk HF patients via FTR and RV dysfunction; hypothesis-generating for targeted interventions.
Does significant functional tricuspid regurgitation affect renal function and long-term prognosis in patients with heart failure?
In heart failure patients, the combination of significant functional tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular dysfunction is associated with renal dysfunction and worse clinical outcomes.
Agricola et al. (2015) studied this question.
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