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Tricuspid regurgitation development after left-valvular heart surgery: The key role of echocardiography
Evolución de la insuficiencia tricuspídea tras la intervención valvular izquierda: una perspectiva ecocardiográfica
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Mónica Diasa,
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, Sofia Fernandesa, Carolina Ferreirab, Rodrigo Silvaa, Carla Marques Piresa
a Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
b Escola de Medicina da Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
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Introduction and objectives

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) may persist or progress after left-sided valve surgery. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes between patients who underwent concomitant tricuspid valve (TV) intervention during left-sided valve surgery and those who did not, as well as to assess the prognostic impact of TR progression in the cohort without TV intervention.

Methods

This retrospective observational study included hospitalized patients who underwent valve surgery between 2011 and 2019. Patients were divided into those who underwent concomitant TV intervention (T group) and those who did not (non-T group). The non-T group was further stratified according to postoperative TR progression. The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause mortality or hospitalization for heart failure.

Results

A total of 320 patients were included (60.3% male; median age, 74 [IQR 16] years), of whom 73 (22.8%) underwent tricuspid annuloplasty. TR progressed in 14.1% of patients during follow-up, predominantly in the non-T group. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease independently predicted TR progression (OR, 3.4; P=.047). Patients with worsening TR experienced higher rates of heart failure hospitalization and mortality.

Conclusions

Although TR progression was infrequent, it was associated with worse clinical outcomes. These findings support close echocardiographic surveillance and appropriate risk stratification to identify patients at higher risk of TR progression and adverse prognosis.

Keywords:
Tricuspid regurgitation
Valvular heart disease
Cardiac surgery
Echocardiography
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Introducción y objetivos

La insuficiencia tricuspídea (IT) puede persistir o progresar tras la cirugía valvular izquierda. El objetivo de este trabajo es comparar los resultados entre los pacientes sometidos o no a una intervención concomitante de válvula tricúspide (VT) durante una cirugía valvular izquierda, así como el impacto pronóstico de la progresión de la IT en la cohorte sin intervención de la VT.

Métodos

Estudio observacional retrospectivo sobre pacientes hospitalizados sometidos a cirugía valvular entre 2011 y 2019. Se compararon aquellos pacientes sometidos a intervención concomitante de la VT (grupo T) y aquellos que no (grupo no T). El grupo no T se estratificó además según la progresión de la IT postoperatoria. El objetivo principal fue mortalidad por cualquier causa u hospitalización por insuficiencia cardiaca.

Resultados

Se incluyeron 320 pacientes (60,3% varones, mediana de edad 74 [IQR 16] años); 73 pacientes (22,8%) sometidos a anuloplastia tricuspídea). La IT progresó en el 14,1% durante el seguimiento, principalmente en el grupo no T. La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica se asoció independientemente con dicha progresión (OR=3,4; p=0,047). Los pacientes con empeoramiento de la IT presentaron más hospitalizaciones por insuficiencia cardiaca y mayor mortalidad.

Conclusiones

Aunque la progresión de la IT fue poco frecuente, se relacionó con peores resultados clínicos. Estos hallazgos respaldan una vigilancia ecocardiográfica estrecha y una adecuada estratificación del riesgo para identificar pacientes con mayor probabilidad de progresión y peor pronóstico.

Palabras clave:
Insuficiencia tricuspídea
Valvulopatía cardiaca
Cirugía cardiaca
Ecocardiografía

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