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Added value of 3D echocardiography in the diagnosis and prognostication of patients with right ventricular dysfunction

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Recent inroads into percutaneous-based options for the treatment of tricuspid valve disease has brought to light how little we know about the behavior of the right ventricle in both health and disease and how incomplete our assessment of right ventricular (RV) physiology and function is using current non-invasive technology, in particular echocardiography. (..)

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Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in Congenital Heart Disease: Therapeutic Challenges and Future Perspectives

Journal of the American Heart Association

The unique underlying anatomic and physiological background further adds to the difficulty in eliminating the AF burden in these patients. The increasing prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in adults with congenital heart disease raises significant questions regarding its management.

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Implications of tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular volume overload in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

European Journal of Heart Failure

Abstract Aims The aim of this study was to assess the pathophysiological implications of severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) by using tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) as a model of right ventricular (RV) volume overload relief.

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ECG Blog #409 — Every-Other-Beat.

Ken Grauer, MD

Physiologically — the most commonly observed pattern of AFlutter, known as " Typical " AFlutter — produces 2:1 negative deflections seen in the inferior leads ( as seen in Figure-3 ) — as a result of CCW ( C ounter C lock W ise ) rotation of a fixed reentrant circuit around the tricuspid valve annulus and through the cavo-tricuspid isthmus.

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Abstract 4142266: Long-term Outcomes and Predictors of Recurrence in Atrial Arrhythmia Ablations Post-Fontan Procedure: A Retrospective Analysis

Circulation

Tricuspid atresia and elevated BNP levels were associated with increased risk of SVT recurrence (Table).Conclusion:Recurrence This study underscores the need for risk stratification in patients with Fontan physiology undergoing SVT ablation and informs future research directions for enhancing ablation outcomes.

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What is going on in V2 and V3, with a troponin I rising to 1826 ng/L at 4 hours?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Severe tricuspid regurgitation. --The That condition is tricuspid stenosis, which is rare. PEARL #3: There is a physiologic reason why pulmonary hypertension from advanced RVH may result in a qR pattern in lead V1 ( Figure-2 ). --Septal flattening during systole and diastole consistent with pressure and volume overload.

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What is poor-man’s TAPSE in JVP ?

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

The major X descent is due to systolic atrial filling*, when the tricuspid valve is closed. What are the difference between V waves that occur in ASD and Tricuspid regurgitation ? Assessment of the relationship between central venous pressure waveform and the severity of tricuspid valve regurgitation using data science.