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Tricuspid regurgitation cardiac stress test
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Cardiac stress testing might be useful in the evaluation of asymptomatic patients with evidence of severe tricuspid regurgitation.
Cardiac stress test
Cardiac stress test
- Cardiac stress testing might identify limitations in exercise, which can guide the consideration of surgery as a treatment modality.[1][2]
2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary[1]
2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary[1]
| Class IIb |
| “1. Exercise testing may be considered for the assessment of exercise capacity in patients with severe TR with no or minimal symptoms (stage C). (Level of Evidence: C)” |
2008 and Incorporated 2006 ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease (DO NOT EDIT) [3]
2008 and Incorporated 2006 ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease (DO NOT EDIT) [3]
Adolescents (DO NOT EDIT) [3]
| Class IIa |
| “1. Exercise testing is reasonable for the initial evaluation of adolescent and young adult patients with TR, and serially every 1 to 3 years. (Level of Evidence: C)” |
Sources
Sources
- 2008 ACC/AHA Guidelines incorporated into the 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease.[3]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nishimura RA, Otto CM, Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Erwin JP, Guyton RA; et al. (2014). “2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines”. Circulation. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000029. PMID 24589852.
- ↑ Kühn A, De Pasquale Meyer G, Müller J, Petzuch K, Fratz S, Röhlig C; et al. (2013). “Tricuspid valve surgery improves cardiac output and exercise performance in patients with Ebstein’s anomaly”. Int J Cardiol. 166 (2): 494–8. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.11.033. PMID 22204848.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Chatterjee K; et al. (2008). “2008 Focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease): endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons”. Circulation. 118 (15): e523–661. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.190748. PMID 18820172. Unknown parameter
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