Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation: Behind the Scenes of a Long-Time Neglected Disease.

ABSTRACT: Severe tricuspid valve regurgitation has been for a long time a neglected valve disease, which has only recently attracted an increasing interest due to the notable negative impact on the prognosis of patients with cardiovascular disease. It is estimated that around 90% of tricuspid regurgitation is diagnosed as "functional" and mostly secondary to a primary left-sided heart disease and, therefore, has been usually interpreted as a benign condition that did not require a surgical management. Nevertheless, the persistence of severe tricuspid regurgitation after left-sided surgical correction of a valve disease, particularly mitral valve surgery, has been associated to adverse outcomes, worsening of the quality of life, and a significant increase in mortality rate. Similar results have been

SUBMITTER: Vinciguerra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8899114 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature