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. 2024 Aug 16;45(31):2878-2890.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae346.

Secondary tricuspid regurgitation: incidence, types, and outcomes in atrial fibrillation vs. sinus rhythm

Jwan A Naser  1 , Matteo Castrichini  1 , Hossam H Ibrahim  1 , Christopher G Scott  2 , Grace Lin  1 , Eunjung Lee  1 , Rekha Mankad  1 , Konstantinos C Siontis  1 , Mackram F Eleid  1 , Patricia A Pellikka  1 , Hector I Michelena  1 , Sorin V Pislaru  1 , Vuyisile T Nkomo  1
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Secondary tricuspid regurgitation: incidence, types, and outcomes in atrial fibrillation vs. sinus rhythm

Jwan A Naser et al. Eur Heart J. .

Abstract

Background and aims: Incidence and types of secondary tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are not well defined in atrial fibrillation (AFib) and sinus rhythm (SR). Atrial secondary TR (A-STR) is associated with pre-existing AFib; however, close to 50% of patients with A-STR do not have AFib. The aim of this study was to assess incidence, types, and outcomes of ≥ moderate TR in AFib vs. SR.

Methods: Adults with and without new-onset AFib without structural heart disease or ≥ moderate TR at baseline were followed for the development of ≥ moderate TR. Tricuspid regurgitation types were pacemaker, left-sided valve disease, left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension (PH), isolated ventricular, and A-STR.

Results: Among 1359 patients with AFib and 20 438 in SR, 109 and 378 patients developed ≥ moderate TR, respectively. The individual types of TR occurred more frequently in AFib related to the higher pacemaker implantation rates (1.12 vs. 0.19 per 100 person-years, P < .001), larger right atrial size (median 78 vs. 53 mL, P < .001), and higher pulmonary pressures (median 30 vs. 28 mmHg, P < .001). The most common TR types irrespective of rhythm were LV dysfunction-TR and A-STR. Among patients in SR, those with A-STR were older, predominantly women with more diastolic abnormalities and higher pulmonary pressures. All types of secondary TR were associated with all-cause mortality, highest in PH-TR and LV dysfunction-TR.

Conclusions: New-onset AFib vs. SR conferred a higher risk of the individual TR types related to sequelae of AFib and higher pacemaker implantation rates, although the distribution of TR types was similar. Secondary TR was universally associated with increased mortality.

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Diastolic dysfunction; Echocardiography; Pulmonary hypertension; Right atrium; Tricuspid regurgitation.

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