Uncertainties in transcatheter tricuspid interventions
HF/RV function & TR Educational Series: Episode #5
Summary
Follow Karl-Philipp Rommel as he shares insights on physiology relevant to diagnosing and treating TR-related right heart failure.
In this video, you will:
- appreciate the challenges in patient assessment
- understand the need for adjunctive treatment targets
- acknowledge challenges in multivalvular disease
Take-home messages from episode #5:
- Disease stages: criteria of futility and optimal response
- RV Function: incremental value of assessment of load-independent contractility and contractile reserve for disease staging
- Venous Tone: practicability and value of clinical assessment and use as a potential adjunctive treatment target
- Multivalvular disease: sequence, timing and technique
