Why the study?
What are the clinical and echocardiographic differences between functional tricuspid regurgitation caused by chronic atrial fibrillation and left-sided heart disease?
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Patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation secondary to chronic atrial fibrillation and left-sided…
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Supports right atrial assessment in AF-TR evaluation; leaves open whether annular dilatation warrants targeted annuloplasty.
What are the clinical and echocardiographic differences between functional tricuspid regurgitation caused by chronic atrial fibrillation and left-sided heart disease?
Functional TR secondary to chronic AF is associated with right atrial enlargement and annular dilatation without leaflet deformation, suggesting TV annuloplasty may be an effective treatment.
Utsunomiya et al. (2017) studied this question.