Review Article

Mild to Moderate Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation: Retrospective Comparison of Surgical and Conservative Treatment

Table 1

Basic characteristics of study groups.

ParameterTVA+TVA−

4522
Men/women ( )18/2717/5 .05
Age (years) ns
NYHA .05
LV EF (%) ns
RV EF (%) ns
RV diameter (mm) ns
TR grade ns
MR grade ns

TVA+ tricuspid valve annuloplasty, TVA− no tricuspid valve annuloplasty, NYHA: New York Heart Association classification, LV EF: left ventricle ejection fraction, RV EF: right ventricle ejection fraction, TR: tricuspid regurgitation, and MR: mitral regurgitation