RT Journal Article
T1 Behavior of echocardiographic parameters of right ventricular function after tricuspid surgery.
A1 Rodríguez Torres, Diego José
A1 Quintero, Lucía Torres
A1 Segura-Rodriguez, Diego
A1 Jimenez, Jose Manuel Garrido
A1 Molina, Maria Esteban
A1 Martínez, Francisco Gomera
A1 Escobar, Eduardo Moreno
A1 Orta, Rocío García
AB Evaluation of right ventricular (RV) function after tricuspid valve surgery is complex. The objective was to identify the most appropriate RV function parameters for this purpose. This prospective study included 70 patients undergoing cardiac and tricuspid valve (TV) surgery. RV size and function parameters were determined at 3 months and 1-year post-surgery. Categorical variables were analyzed with the McNemar test and numerical variables with the Student's t-test for related samples or, when non-normally distributed, the Wilcoxon test. Spearman's rho was used to determine correlations between variables at 3 months and 1 year. RV diameters were reduced at 3 months post-surgery and were then unchanged at 1 year. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and S' wave values were worse at 3 months and then improved at 1 year (t-score-2.35, p 0.023; t-score-2.68; p 0.010). There was no significant reduction in free wall longitudinal strain (LS) or shortening fraction (SF) at 3 months (t-score 1.421 and - 1.251; p 0.218 and 0.172), and they were only slightly below pre-surgical values at 1 year. No relationship was found between RV function parameters and mortality or major complications. During the first few months after TV surgery, LS may be a more appropriate parameter to evaluate global ventricular function in comparison to TAPSE. At 1 year, good correlations are observed between TAPSE, S' wave, and LS values.
YR 2022
FD 2022-11-14
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19632
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19632
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 9, 2025