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

Table 3

Comparison of preoperative and 3-month-postoperative findings in patients with TVA+.

Parameter	Preoperative	Postoperative	𝑃
NYHA	2.9±0.6	1.6±0.6	<.001
LV EF (%)	46.9±13.5	47.3±10.8	ns
RV EF (%)	46.2±7.9	46.8±7.2	ns
RV diameter (mm)	28.9±4.0	26.5±3.3	<.05
TR grade	2.0±0.77	0.6±0.5	<.001
MR grade	3.1±0.5	0.5±0.8	<.001

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.