Valvular & structural heart disease

Relevance of Residual Tricuspid Regurgitation for Right Ventricular Reverse Remodelling After Tricuspid Valve Intervention in Patients with Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation and Right-Sided Heart Failure

Eur J Heart FailPublished Cohort study

Authors' conclusion

In patients with severe TR and right-sided heart failure undergoing TTVI, superior procedural results were associated with more pronounced RVRR.

Study context

Population
Patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and right-sided HF treated with transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention (TTVI) (T-TEER, transcatheter annuloplasty, orthotopic or heterotopic TTVR)
Participants
253 patients
Exposure
Residual TR ≤1+ vs 2+ vs ≥2+ after TTVI
Outcome
RVRR (3D echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR))
Follow-up
30 days after the procedure
Methodological detailsfour sites, two independent validation cohorts
  • Four sites
  • Two independent validation cohorts

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

RVRR · 30 days
  • Residual TR ≤1+: pronounced reduction of RV end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes
  • Residual TR ≥2+: Right ventricular reverse remodelling (RVRR) effect gradually decreased with higher residual TR
  • Findings validated in two independent cohorts

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

1-year survival

Residual TR ≤1+ and 2+ associated with similar 1-year survival

RVRR by treatment modality

RVRR only after T-TEER or orthotopic TTVR, not after heterotopic TTVR

Decongestion and functional improvement · 30 days

Significant decongestion and functional improvement with all three treatment modalities

Original publication

Relevance of Residual Tricuspid Regurgitation for Right Ventricular Reverse Remodelling After Tricuspid Valve Intervention in Patients with Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation and Right-Sided Heart Failure. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 26 November 2024. doi:10.1002/ejhf.3529

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