The relevance of tricuspid regurgitation in patients undergoing percutaneous treatment of mitral regurgitation.
Stephanie BrunnerMathias WolfrumFederico MoccettiSimon F StämpfliAdrian Attinger-TollerMatthias BossardPeter MattFlorim CuculiRichard KobzaStefan ToggweilerPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2022)
Despite treatment of MR, TR did not improve in most patients. The presence of relevant TR at baseline was associated with reduced survival and higher rates of hospitalization for heart failure. More research is needed to understand the causal role of TR in such patients and to investigate if simultaneous treatment of concomitant TR may improve prognosis in patients undergoing percutaneous treatment of MR.