Abstract
Objectives: Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is common after heart transplantation (OHT), but its clinical relevance is undetermined. This study documents the clinical progress of patients with TR after OHT in relation to the severity of TR. Methods: We studied 238 transplant recipients who had survived for at least 12 months after OHT. Tricuspid regurgitation was graded clinically and by assessing regurgitant jet area. Recipients were divided into those with no TR Group 1 (n = 64), those with sub-clinical TR (TR absent clinically and regurgitant jet area
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1101-1108 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2002 |
Keywords
- Adult
- surgery: Cardiomyopathies
- adverse effects: Heart Transplantation
- Hemodynamic Processes
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- surgery: Myocardial Ischemia
- Postoperative Period
- etiology: Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
- Ventricular Function, Right
- Ventricular Pressure