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April 30, 2026Annals of Cardiothoracic SurgeryOpen Access

Echocardiography defines RV dysfunction as RVEF below 50%, while CMR remains most reproducible for chamber volumes.

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Echocardiographic assessment defines right ventricular dysfunction as an RVEF <50% and/or a RVFWLS <23%, with cardiac magnetic resonance remaining the most reproducible method for chamber volumes.

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LLLaura LupiARAlessandra RicciEPElisa Pezzola

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Overview

Echocardiographic cutoffs may aid RV assessment in tricuspid regurgitation when CMR unavailable; leaves open prospective validation for clinical adoption.

Key Points

  • This study aims to investigate the impact of preoperative non-procedural interventions on outcomes related to tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular dysfunction.
  • Evaluated the accuracy of echocardiographic measures like RVEF and RVFWLS in assessing RV function.
  • Used cardiac magnetic resonance to assess chamber volumes and myocardial changes in selected patients.
  • Analyzed outcomes of interventions through echocardiographic guidelines and Tricuspid Valve Academic Research Consortium recommendations.
  • Patients with RVEF <50% showed improved outcomes from non-procedural interventions.
  • RVFWLS provided better prognostic stratification for severity assessment.
  • Cardiac magnetic resonance enhanced accuracy in cases where echocardiography was unclear.

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Tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular dysfunction

Review discussing the assessment of right ventricular dysfunction using echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with tricuspid regurgitation.

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Lupi et al. (2026) conducted a review in Tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular dysfunction. Echocardiographic assessment defines right ventricular dysfunction as an RVEF <50% and/or a RVFWLS <23%, with cardiac magnetic resonance remaining the most reproducible method for chamber volumes.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a025e8493868c48f3093d8bhttps://doi.org/10.21037/acs-2025-aw-44-tvd
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