Outcomes of patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation and congestive heart failure.
Amer N KadriVivek MenonYasser M SammourRama D GajulapalliChandramohan MeenakshisundaramLeen NusairatDivyanshu MohananeyAdrian V HernandezJose NaviaAmar KrishnaswamyBrian GriffinLeonardo RodriguezSerge C HarbSamir KapadiaPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2019)
Although corrective TVS is associated with better outcomes in patients with severe TR and CHF, a substantial number of them continue to be medically managed. However, since the reasons for patients not being referred to surgery could not be ascertained, further randomised studies are needed to validate our findings before clinicians can consider surgical referral for these patients.
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