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Table 4 The postoperative RHC and echocardiographic variables

From: Outcomes of tricuspid valve regurgitation after heart transplantation; a single center retrospective cohort study

Variables

Insignificant TR

Significant TR

P value

sPAP (mmHg)

36(30.4-37.8)

42(38-43.4)

0.051

dPAP (mmHg)

19(16-22.4)

22(19-26)

0.064

Mean PAP (mmHg)

28(24.6-26.4)

32(25-38.2)

0.06

PVR(WU)

1.82(1.61-3.01)

2.15(1.81-3.54)

0.052

TPG (mmHg)

11.2(8.7-12.6)

11.9(9.3-14.7)

0.042

RV function

at 1 month (n,%)

Mild dysfunction

54/106(50.9)

3/14(21.4)

0.034

Moderate dysfunction

48/106(45.3)

8/14(57.1)

Severe dysfunction

4/106(3.8)

3/14(21.4)

RV function

at 3 months (n,%)

normal

30/104(28.8)

2/13(15.4)

0.081

Mild dysfunction

43/104(41.3)

5/13(38.5)

Moderate dysfunction

29/104(27.9)

4/13(30.7)

Severe dysfunction

2/104(0.96)

2/13(15.4)

RV function

at 6 months (n,%)

normal

52/102(50.98)

4/12(33.3)

0.47

Mild dysfunction

34/102(33.3)

5/12(41.7)

Moderate dysfunction

16/102(15.7)

2/12(16.7)

Severe dysfunction

0/102(0)

1/12(8.3)

RV function

at1year (n,%)

normal

60/101(59.4)

6/11(54.5)

0.87

Mild dysfunction

27/101(26.7)

4/11(36.4)

Moderate dysfunction

14/101(13.8)

1/11(9.1)

Severe dysfunction

0/101(0)

0/11(0)

  1. RHC Right heart catheterization, RV Right ventricle, sPAP Systolic pulmonary artery pressure, dPAP Diastolic pulmonary artery pressure, mPAP Mean pulmonary artery pressure, TPG Transpulmonary gradient, PVR Pulmonary vascular resistance, WU Wood unit