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Multimodality imaging, including 2D/3D echocardiography and CT, is fundamental for defining the pathophysiology of tricuspid regurgitation and evaluating tricuspid valve morphology and function.
A multimodality imaging approach, including 2D/3D echocardiography and CT, is fundamental for defining the pathophysiology and grading of tricuspid regurgitation.
Supports multimodality imaging for TR assessment; leaves open prospective outcome validation.
The right ventricle and tricuspid valve (TV) have long been neglected by cardiologists. Functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is nowadays the most common cause of severe TR and is emerging as a prognostic factor in many heart diseases. A multimodality imaging approach is fundamental for defining the pathophysiology of TR, using both two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography, as well as CT scan. In particular, 3D echocardiography can characterize TV apparatus and tricuspid annulus; CT offers complementary information about annular structure, and its relationship with the right coronary artery. The following review will describe TV anatomy, define transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic views for evaluating TV morphology, function and TR grading with some clues on interventional perspectives.
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Ancona et al. (2018) conducted a review in Tricuspid regurgitation. Multimodality imaging (2D/3D echocardiography and CT) was evaluated. Multimodality imaging, including 2D/3D echocardiography and CT, is fundamental for defining the pathophysiology of tricuspid regurgitation and evaluating tricuspid valve morphology and function.
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