Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Neel K. Prabhu, Alexander Zhu, Joseph W. Turek, Nicholas D. Andersen
Summary: This article presents a case of a successful one-stage biventricular repair in a five-year-old child with multiple heart defects.
CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG
(2023)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Alberto Preda, Francesco Melillo, Luca Liberale, Fabrizio Montecucco, Eustachio Agricola
Summary: Newer approaches in TTVR have shown promising efficacy and safety data in high-risk patients, but the risk of afterload mismatch should be considered. Strain imaging can be used to comprehensively assess the severity of RV dysfunction and aid in determining the eligibility criteria and timing for TTVR. The Trivalve study has contributed significantly to the understanding of the role of RV function in TTVI, which was previously unclear due to limited evaluation in small noncontrolled cohorts.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hannah H. Nam, Maura Flynn, Andras Lasso, Christian Herz, Patricia Sabin, Yan Wang, Alana Cianciulli, Chad Vigil, Jing Huang, Jared Vicory, Beatriz Paniagua, David Allemang, David J. Goldberg, Mohammed Nuri, Meryl S. Cohen, Gabor Fichtinger, Matthew A. Jolley
Summary: Using echocardiography and software modeling, this study found that the tricuspid valve structure differs in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and a Fontan circulation who have moderate or greater tricuspid regurgitation. Additionally, the right ventricle volume is associated with tricuspid valve structure and dysfunction. Therefore, an image-informed patient-specific approach to surgical planning may be necessary for optimal outcomes in this vulnerable population.
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Gintare Bieliauskiene, Ieva Kazukauskiene, Vilius Janusauskas, Aleksejus Zorinas, Kestutis Rucinskas, Antanas Mainelis, Diana Zakarkaite
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the reduction of tricuspid annulus (TA) and right heart chamber dimensions after bicuspidization surgery. The results showed that bicuspidization resulted in a significant reduction in TA and right chamber parameters, but did not change the tethering parameters of the tricuspid valve (TV) leaflets. Additionally, the parameters measured by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) under general anesthesia were larger than those obtained by three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) before surgery.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Celest Dines Muntaner, Gregory King, Diana Zannino, Nelson Alphonso, Kirsten Finucance, David Winlaw, Christian Brizard, Robert Weintraub, Yves D'Udekem
Summary: Tricuspid valve repair failure is common in single-ventricle patients and is associated with a significant risk of mortality, requiring reoperation for persistent moderate regurgitation.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Isaac Wamala, Kevin G. Friedman, Mossab Y. Saeed, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Laura Gellis, Michele Borisuk, Aditya Kaza, Sitaram Emani, Pedro J. del Nido, Christopher W. Baird
Summary: The study aimed to describe the outcomes of tricuspid valve reconstruction (TVR) concomitant with the Norwood operation in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and evaluate the structural factors associated with successful functional correction. The study found that improvement in tricuspid regurgitation (TR) grade and having mild TR at discharge were associated with improved reintervention and TR-free survival. Patients with successful functional correction had smaller preoperative tricuspid annulus lateral dimensions, tricuspid valve area, and right ventricle midwidth.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Karl-Patrik Kresoja, Karl-Philipp Rommel, Christian Lucke, Matthias Unterhuber, Christian Besler, Maximilian von Roeder, Anne Rebecca Schober, Thilo Noack, Matthias Gutberlet, Holger Thiele, Philipp Lurz
Summary: Global RV dysfunction is a predictor of outcomes among TTVR patients, who can be stratified into three types of RV contraction, in which a loss of longitudinal function can be compensated by increasing circumferential function, preserving RVEF and leading to favorable outcomes.
JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Alberto Albertini, Roberto Nerla, Fausto Castriota, Angelo Squeri
Summary: Clinically significant tricuspid regurgitation is common and associated with high mortality. Right ventricular failure is a complex syndrome often with poor long-term prognosis. Percutaneous tricuspid valve treatment may offer real advantages in reducing tricuspid regurgitation and remodeling the right ventricle.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Oscar Gonzalez-Fernandez, Fabrizio De Rita, Louise Coats, David Crossland, Mohamed S. Nassar, Antony Hermuzi, Bruno Santos Lopes, Andrew Woods, Nicola Robinson-Smith, Thibault Petit, Neil Seller, John O'Sullivan, Adam McDiarmid, Stephan Schueler, Asif Hasan, Guy MacGowan, Katrijn Jansen
Summary: This study retrospectively reviewed the experience of ventricular assist device (VAD) treatment in adult patients with systemic right ventricular (RV) failure between 2010 and 2019, and described the strategy of concomitant tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) during the procedure. The results showed that VAD was effective as a temporary and bridge-to-transplantation treatment for end-stage systemic RV failure patients.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Gregory King, Edward Buratto, Rachael Cordina, Ajay Iyengar, Leeanne Grigg, Andrew Kelly, Andrew Bullock, Julian Ayer, Nelson Alphonso, Yves Udekem, Igor E. Konstantinov
Summary: The effect of ventricular dominance and previous AVV surgery on patient outcomes after Fontan operation was investigated. The study found that the degree of common AVV regurgitation was similar in patients with LV and RV dominance. However, RV dominance was identified as a risk factor for death or transplantation, rather than previous AVV surgery.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Deepa Prasad, Jennifer Romanowicz, Puja Banka, Rebecca Beroukhim, Sunil J. Ghelani, Sitaram Emani, Andrew J. Powell
Summary: This single center retrospective study aimed to identify the pre-operative cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) findings associated with successful conversion from 1V circulation to 1.5V or 2V circulation in patients with pulmonary atresia with an intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS) or a left ventricle dominant atrioventricular canal defect (LDAVC).
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lukas Stolz, Philipp M. Doldi, Ludwig T. Weckbach, Thomas J. Stocker, Daniel Braun, Martin Orban, Mirjam G. Wild, Christian Hagl, Steffen Massberg, Michael Naebauer, Joerg Hausleiter, Mathias Orban
Summary: This review summarizes the importance of RV function and associated TR in the setting of TEER, discusses the anatomy and function of the RV, analyzes the influence of RV on atrioventricular regurgitation after TEER, and explores the unsolved questions related to right-sided heart failure.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Michael Brener, Philipp Lurz, Jorg Hausleiter, Josep Rodes-Cabau, Neil Fam, Susheel K. Kodali, Karl-Philipp Rommel, Guillem Muntane-Carol, Mara Gavazzoni, Tamim M. Nazif, Alberto Pozzoli, Hannes Alessandrini, Azeem Latib, Luigi Biasco, Daniel Braun, Eric Brochet, Paolo Denti, Edith Lubos, Sebastian Ludwig, Daniel Kalbacher, Rodrigo Estevez-Loureiro, Kim A. Connelly, Christian Frerker, Edwin C. Ho, Jean-Michel Juliard, Claudia Harr, Vanessa Monivas, Georg Nickenig, Giovanni Pedrazzini, Francois Philippon, Fabien Praz, Rishi Puri, Joachim Schofer, Horst Sievert, Gilbert H. L. Tang, Martin Andreas, Holger Thiele, Matthias Unterhuber, Dominique Himbert, Marina Urena Alcazar, Ralph Stephan Von Bardeleben, Stephan Windecker, Mirjam G. Wild, Francesco Maisano, Martin B. Leon, Maurizio Taramasso, Rebecca T. Hahn
Summary: This study evaluated the prognostic significance of right ventricular (RV)-pulmonary arterial (PA) coupling in patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR) undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve repair or replacement (TTVR). The results suggest that RV-PA coupling is a powerful and independent predictor of all-cause mortality in these patients.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ronak Naik, Luv D. Makadia, Michelle Ramirez, Maya T. Crawford, Latifah Ahmad, T. K. Susheel Kumar
Summary: This article describes a successful management of a case with tricuspid atresia and an absent pulmonary valve, and reviews the surgical strategies described in the literature.
JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Susheel K. Kodali, Rebecca T. Hahn, Charles J. Davidson, Akhil Narang, Adam Greenbaum, Patrick Gleason, Samir Kapadia, Rhonda Miyasaka, Firas Zahr, Scott Chadderdon, Robert L. Smith, Paul Grayburn, Robert M. Kipperman, Leo Marcoff, Brian Whisenant, Mike Gonzales, Raj Makkar, Moody Makar, William O'Neill, Dee Dee Wang, William A. Gray, Sandra Abramson, James Hermiller, Lucas Mitchel, D. Scott Lim, Dale Fowler, Mathew Williams, Sorin V. Pislaru, Abdellaziz Dahou, Michael J. Mack, Martin B. Leon, Mackram F. Eleid
Summary: The PASCAL system has shown promising results in reducing mortality and heart failure hospitalization rates, as well as improving TR severity, functional status, and quality of life in patients with severe TR.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)