Excess Mortality Associated with Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation Complicating Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction.

CONCLUSIONS: In this large cohort of patients with HFrEF, FTR was common and independently associated with PHTN, atrial-fibrillation and more severe heart failure presentation. Long-term, higher FTR severity is associated with considerably worse survival, independently of baseline characteristics. Given these untoward outcomes associated with FTR in patients with HFrEF, clinical trials should be directed at testing FTR treatment. PMID: 31117814 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Circulation - May 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Benfari G, Antoine C, Miller WL, Thapa P, Topilsky Y, Rossi A, Michelena HI, Pislaru S, Enriquez-Sarano M Tags: Circulation Source Type: research