Unmasking pulmonary hypertension following tricuspid valve replacement.
Echocardiography
; 38(1): 151-154, 2021 01.
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ABSTRACT
In this Viewpoint, we highlight a possible hemodynamic problem arising following tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) in patients with severe chronic tricuspid regurgitation, represented by "unmasking" of pulmonary hypertension (PH) following the surgery. We share an observation that should alert cardiologists to the fact that this increasingly utilized surgery is not risk free, and careful assessment of the right ventricular function and pulmonary circulation preoperatively is extremely important, especially in patients with preexisting risk factors for PH, since TVR may lead to a sudden increase in right ventricular afterload.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Insuficiência da Valva Tricúspide
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Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca
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Hipertensão Pulmonar
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Echocardiography
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article