May 17, 2009Heart
Differentiation of tricuspid regurgitation from constrictive pericarditis: novel criteria for diagnosis in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory
Why the study?
Does analysis of LV and RV diastolic pressures during respiration help differentiate severe tricuspid regurgitation from constrictive pericarditis?
Population
Patients with severe, symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation or constrictive pericarditis undergoing cardiac…
Design
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Implication
May aid differentiation of severe TR from constrictive pericarditis during catheterization; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Structured PICO
Does analysis of LV and RV diastolic pressures during respiration help differentiate severe tricuspid regurgitation from constrictive pericarditis?
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Population
Patients with severe, symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation or constrictive pericarditis undergoing cardiac catheterisation
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Intervention
Analysis of the relationship of the left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) diastolic pressures during respiration
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Outcome
Differentiation of tricuspid regurgitation from constrictive pericarditis
Evaluating the respiratory variation of LV and RV diastolic pressures during cardiac catheterization provides novel criteria to differentiate severe tricuspid regurgitation from constrictive pericarditis.
Cite This Study
Jaber et al. (2009) studied this question.