Dr Boris Orlov

Moderate tricuspid regurgitation
Rationale for Surgical Correction
Because of the secondary tricuspid regurgitation’s dynamic nature,
patients with mild or moderate degrees of tricuspid regurgitation may
still have severe valvular dysfunction
Regardless of severity, any degree of tricuspid regurgitation other
than trivial is undesirable
Nath J, Foster E, Heidenreich PA: J Am Coll Cardiol 2004, 43:405–409.
Evidence from surgical series suggests that the severity of mild to
moderate tricuspid regurgitation occurring after mitral valve surgery
increases over time and is associated with poorer long-term survival
and higher reoperation rates