Valvular heart disease (VHD) existing by itself or as a cause or consequence of heart failure
(HF) is present in all populations, but disparities in treatments and outcomes exist …

Abstract Background and Aims For patients with symptomatic, severe tricuspid regurgitation
(TR), early results of transcatheter tricuspid valve (TV) intervention studies have shown …

There is a growing interest in the evaluation of tricuspid regurgitation due to its increasing
prevalence and detrimental impact on clinical outcomes. Historically, it has been coined the …

Introduction Prominent trabecular left ventricular (LV) meshwork and deep intertrabecular LV
recesses are featuring LV non-compaction (LVNC). The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a hemodynamic and pathophysiologic state present in
many cardiovascular, respiratory, and systemic diseases. PH is considered to have a higher …

The tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient (TRPG) reflects the difference in pressure
between the right ventricle and right atrium (ΔP RV-RA). Its estimation by echocardiography …

Background Surgery for isolated functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) poses a high risk.
Several transcatheter approaches are being evaluated for the treatment of such patients …

There are few areas in medicine in which there has been such rapid progression from proof
of concept to clinical practice as with transcatheter heart valves (THVs). Since the first …

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a common valvular pathology, estimated to affect 1.6 million
people in the United States alone. Even though guidelines recommend either medical …

Right ventricular function strongly predicts cardiac death and adverse cardiac events in
patients with cardiac diseases. However, the accurate right ventricular assessment by two …