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ArticleClinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society2025

Role of preexisting right ventricular remodeling in symptoms and prognosis after transcatheter tricuspid valve repair.

Marc-André Ehrenfels, Caroline Fretter, Jennifer von Stein, Maria Isabel Körber, Hendrik Wienemann, Stephan Baldus, Roman Pfister, Christos Iliadis

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Article in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio is associated with mortality after transcatheter tricuspid valve repair.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marc-André EhrenfelsDepartment for Internal Medicine III, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Caroline FretterDepartment for Internal Medicine III, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Jennifer von SteinDepartment for Internal Medicine III, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Maria Isabel KörberDepartment for Internal Medicine III, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Hendrik WienemannDepartment for Internal Medicine III, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Stephan BaldusDepartment for Internal Medicine III, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Roman PfisterDepartment for Internal Medicine III, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Christos IliadisDepartment for Internal Medicine III, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. christos.iliadis@uk-koeln.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7655-8500
University of Cologne · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSevere tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with chronic volume overload and right ventricular remodeling (RVR). Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVr) reduces TR and can improve quality of life (QoL), but the role of preprocedural RVR on TTVr outcomes remains unclear.

aimsTo investigate the role of RVR on outcomes after TTVr for severe TR.

methodsConsecutive patients undergoing TTVr (61% edge-to-edge vs. 39% direct annuloplasty) for severe TR were retrospectively compared by preexisting RVR which was defined as dilation of RV mid-level diameter (> 35 mm) according to guidelines. QoL was evaluated using NYHA class, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ), 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and 6-min walking distance (6MWD) 1-month after TTVr. Mid-term mortality and heart failure (HF) hospitalization were assessed through 1 year.

resultsRVR was present in 137 of 223 patients (61%). Symptoms and QoL improved equally in both groups: ≥ 1 NYHA class (57% vs. 65% of patients with vs. without RVR, respectively), 6MWD (36% vs. 34%), MLHFQ (81% vs. 69%), and SF-36 (68% vs. 65%) improvement. One-year mortality and HF hospitalization were significantly higher in patients with RVR (24% and 30%, respectively) than in patients without (8% and 13%, both p < 0.05). In multivariable analysis, RVR was independently associated with mortality (HR 2.3, 95%CI (1.0-5.0), p = 0.04) and the combined endpoint of mortality or rehospitalization (HR 2.0, 95%CI (1.1-3.8), p = 0.03).

conclusionsTTVr was associated with significant QoL improvement after 1 month, irrespective of RVR. Despite increased mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure, TTVr in the presence of RVR still provides substantial symptomatic benefit for patients with severe TR.

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Cardiac CatheterizationHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationTricuspid ValveTricuspid Valve InsufficiencyVentricular Function, RightVentricular RemodelingAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesTranscatheter tricuspid valve repairTricuspid regurgitationVentricular dilation

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PMID38446149
PMCPMC11839808
OpenAlexW4392500016

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