Valvular & structural heart diseaseMeta-analysis

The Prognostic Value of Right Ventricle–Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Valve Interventions

JACC Cardiovasc IntervPublished

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis
  • random-effects model

Authors' conclusion

TAPSE/PASP is an independent predictor of outcomes after interventions for AS and MR.

Study context

Population
Patients undergoing intervention for aortic stenosis (AS), mitral regurgitation (MR) or tricuspid regurgitation (TR)
Participants
12,992 patients · 30 studies
Comparison
Reduced vs preserved tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE)/pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP)
  • ASn = 6,100
  • MRn = 5,032
  • TRn = 1,860
Outcome
All-cause mortality

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

All-cause mortality with reduced TAPSE/PASP
reduced TAPSE/PASP
Adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)P value
AS
1.69(1.30–2.20)
P < 0.001
MR
1.94(1.40–2.69)
P < 0.001

Further pooled results

Composite major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) with reduced TAPSE/PASP

Comparisonadjusted HR (95% CI)P value
AS1.60 (1.29–2.00)P < 0.001
MR2.01 (1.54–2.62)P < 0.001
OutcomeASMRTREstimateP value
Optimal TAPSE/PASP threshold to predict all-cause mortality≤0.51 mm/mm Hg≤0.33 mm/mm Hg≤0.44 mm/mm Hg

Nonlinear association of TAPSE/PASP with adverse outcomes

Significant nonlinear associations in AS and MR
P < 0.001

Original publication

The Prognostic Value of Right Ventricle–Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Valve Interventions. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. Published 15 December 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2025.10.024

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it