Atrial-secondary tricuspid regurgitation: a better prognosis in early stage heart failure, but not in late stage.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Although the classification of secondary tricuspid regurgitation (STR) by atrial or ventricular aetiology (A-STR or V-STR) carries prognostic importance, the confounding effects of New York Heart Association (NYHA) class have not yet been elucidated. We aimed to correlate STR and NYHA classification with patient outcomes.

Methods

We studied 281 patients with severe STR who presented to 16 French hospitals between 2017 and 2019. Patients were separated into A-STR and V-STR categories using echocardiographic criteria (A-STR = tricuspid tenting height ≤10 mm, right mid-ventricular diameter ≤38 mm, and LVEF ≥ 50%). We tracked time to cardiovascular disease-related hospitalization or death, whichever came first.

Results

Of the patients 91/281 (32.7%) ha

SUBMITTER: Bourg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12450766 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature