Durability and clinical impact of tricuspid valve procedures in patients receiving a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device Jiho Han, BS, Koji Takeda, MD, PhD, Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD, Paul A. Kurlansky, MD, Christine M. Mauro, PhD, Paolo C. Colombo, MD, Melana Yuzefpolskaya, MD, Shinichi Fukuhara, MD, Lauren K. Truby, MD, Veli K. Topkara, MD, Arthur R. Garan, MD, Donna M. Mancini, MD, Yoshifumi Naka, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 151, Issue 2, Pages 520-527.e1 (February 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.082 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Overall 2-year survival in group A versus B. Group A: TVP. Group B: no TVP. LVAD, Left ventricular assist device; TVP, tricuspid valve procedure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 520-527.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.082) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Six-month survival of subgroups based on TVP and degree of preoperative TR. A, Moderate TR with TVP. B, No significant TR and no TVP. C, Moderate TR and no TVP. D, Moderate-severe TR with TVP. TR, Tricuspid regurgitation; TVP, tricuspid valve procedure; LVAD, left ventricular assist device. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 520-527.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.082) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Two-year mean cumulative overall readmissions in group A versus B. Group A: TVP. Group B: no TVP. TVP, Tricuspid valve procedure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 520-527.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.082) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Two-year mean cumulative readmissions due to RHF in group A versus B. Group A: TVP. Group B: no TVP. TVP, Tricuspid valve procedure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 520-527.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.082) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 A, Frequencies of TR severity over time in group A (TVP). B, Frequencies of TR severity over time in group B (no TVP). LVAD, Left ventricular assist device. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 520-527.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.082) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Six-month survival of subgroups based on TVP and degree of preoperative TR. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 520-527.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.082) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions