Lack of Increased Cardiovascular Risk due to Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients with Left-Sided Heart Disease

Significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with higher risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Left-sided heart disease (LHD) is a potentially important confounder of this association because it is strongly linked to both TR and clinical outcome.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - October 13, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Diab Mutlak, Emad Khoury, Jonathan Lessick, Izhak Kehat, Yoram Agmon, Doron Aronson Source Type: research