Tricuspid regurgitation (TR), which in close to 90% of cases is functional as a consequence of left-sided heart failure, left heart valve abnormalities or pulmonary (vascular) disease, is associated with adverse patient outcomes . Due to the increased risk of surgical tricuspid valve repair or replacement compared to surgery in left-sided valve disease TR is often undertreated. Treatment options for the tricuspid valve have so far been limited. Conservative therapy over longer. periods usually results in refractoriness to diuretic treatment. Surgical therapy is associated with a high rate of in-hospital mortality (8.8%), the cause of which is not yet fully understood but may partly be explained by the hemodynamic challenge that cardiopulmonary bypass imposes on the often already-dysfunctional right ventricle. Recently, transcatheter strategies have been developed and have shown promising results. Despite the promising data it has so far not be determined objectively whether interventional treatment of isolated tricuspid regurgitation improves exercise capacity and what role right ventricular function plays in this setting.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Patients will receive a cardiopulmonary exercise testing before and 3-month after tricuspid intervention
Herz- und Diabeteszentrum, NRW
Bad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Influence of transcatheter tricuspid intervention on peak oxygen uptake
Changes on maximal oxygen uptake (peak VO2) assessed by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET, spiroergometry) after transcatheter tricuspid intervention
Time frame: 3 month
Influence of transcatheter tricuspid intervention on duration of submaximal exercise tolerance
Changes on the duration of submaximal exercise tolerance assessed by exercise time during high-intensity constant-work rate endurance tests (CWRET) after transcatheter tricuspid intervention
Time frame: 3 month
Influence of transcatheter tricuspid intervention on the minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production slope in the cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Changes on the minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production slope in the cardiopulmonary exercise testing after transcatheter tricuspid intervention
Time frame: 3 month
Prevalence of oscillatory respiration pattern
Detection of oscillatory respiration pattern before and 3 months after transcatheter tricuspid intervention
Time frame: 3 month
Exercise Testing with 6 min walking test
Changes on walked distance after transcatheter tricuspid intervention
Time frame: 3 month
Prevalence of moderate to severe or severe tricuspid regurgitation
Detection of the prevalence of moderate to severe or severe tricuspid regurgitation after transcatheter tricuspid intervention
Time frame: 3 month
Rehospitalization rate for heart failure
Detection of rehospitalization rate after transcatheter tricuspid intervention
Time frame: 3 month
Influence of transcatheter tricuspid intervention on NYHA class
Changes on NYHA class after transcatheter tricuspid intervention
Time frame: 3 month
Influence of transcatheter tricuspid intervention on quality of life
Changes on the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire score after transcatheter tricuspid intervention (0-105 points on a global scale, with 0 points representing a very good quality of life and 105 points representing a very reduced quality of life)
Time frame: 3 month
Influence of transcatheter tricuspid intervention on the left an right ventricle
Echocardiographic assessment of left and right ventricular remodeling after transcatheter tricuspid intervention
Time frame: 3 month
Influence of transcatheter tricuspid intervention on serum N terminal-proBNP level
Changes on serum N terminal-proBNP-level after transcatheter tricuspid intervention
Time frame: 3 month
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