This study sought to assess the prevalence of and factors associated with significant TR in patients undergoing TPVR for RVOT obstruction or PR.
Data were combined from 3 prospective multicenter trials of patients referred for TPVR. Follow-up data through 5 years post-implantation were analyzed.
Of 300 patients studied, 77 (25.6%) had moderate or severe TR at baseline. After TPVR, TR severity was improved in 65% of those patients, and more than one-half had mild TR or less TR at discharge. Of 13 patients with severe TR pre-implantation, only 1 had severe TR at 1-year follow-up and beyond. Moderate or severe baseline TR was associated with shorter freedom from RVOT reintervention after TPVR.
In this prospective multicenter study of post-operative patients with RVOT obstruction and/or PR, TR was common. In patients with significant baseline TR, TPVR resulted in clinically relevant acute reductions in TR that persisted over at least 5 years of follow-up. These observations support the application of TPVR therapy in patients with RVOT obstruction or PR who are anatomically suitable, even in the setting of significant concomitant TR.