Key result
Untreated significant tricuspid regurgitation during surgical mitral valve repair negatively impacts perioperative outcomes, functional class, and survival.
Population
Patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR)
Design
Review
Authors
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May warrant addressing tricuspid regurgitation at mitral surgery; leaves open optimal strategy and transcatheter options pending trials.
This review emphasizes the clinical importance of addressing tricuspid regurgitation and the necessity of developing transcatheter therapies for the tricuspid valve.
Rogers et al. (2009) studied this question. Untreated significant tricuspid regurgitation during surgical mitral valve repair negatively impacts perioperative outcomes, functional class, and survival.
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