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SUBMITTER: Hahn RT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5494427 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of cardiothoracic surgery 20170501 3
Functional or secondary tricuspid regurgitation (TR) has seen increased attention in recent times as relationships with clinically-relevant outcomes have come to light. Despite the association of increased mortality with significant TR, the disease remains under-recognized and thus relatively untreated. In addition, the disease itself has not been extensively studied and the interactions between annular dilatation, right heart disease and pulmonary hypertension are poorly understood. However, th ...[more]