Impact of Tricuspid Regurgitation With and Without Repair During Aortic Valve Replacement

Long-term outcomes of aortic valve replacement (AVR) are worse in patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR) but the impact of concomitant tricuspid valve intervention remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of tricuspid intervention in patients with TR undergoing AVR.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 18, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: William Z. Chancellor, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Jared P. Beller, Robert B. Hawkins, Alan M. Speir, Mohammed A. Quader, Leora T. Yarboro, Nicholas R. Teman, Gorav Ailawadi Source Type: research