Key result
Significant tricuspid regurgitation developed in 14.1% of heart transplant patients and correlated univariately with biatrial surgical technique (P<0.01) and graft vasculopathy (P<0.001).
Population
163 orthotopic heart transplantation patients followed up between 1988 and 2009 for a minimal period of 12…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 8.2 years
Authors
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TR associations with biatrial technique should not change practice; leaves open need for prospective trials to confirm causality.
Cohort (n=163)
p-value: p=<0.01
Significant tricuspid regurgitation develops in approximately 14% of heart transplant recipients and is associated with the biatrial surgical technique and graft vasculopathy, leading to increased need for valve surgery but not increased mortality.
Berger et al. (2012) conducted a cohort in Orthotopic Heart Transplantation (n=163). Biatrial surgical technique and graft vasculopathy was evaluated on Development of significant (at least mild-moderate) tricuspid valve regurgitation (p=<0.01). Significant tricuspid regurgitation developed in 14.1% of heart transplant patients and correlated univariately with biatrial surgical technique (P<0.01) and graft vasculopathy (P<0.001).
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