Functional tricuspid regurgitation: Current understanding / 中国胸心血管外科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

@#Functional tricuspid regurgitation is referred to tricuspid regurgitation due to enlargement of right ventricular and dilation of tricuspid annulus. Patients with chronic progressive tricuspid regurgitation have poor prognosis, poor quality of life and heavy economic burden. This article provides a comprehensive review of functional tricuspid regurgitation in terms of anatomical basis, pathological stage, imaging assessment and surgical decision making.