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Patients with vs without decreased tricuspid regurgitation and with vs without moderate\/severe residual postoperative tricuspid regurgitation were compared.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Moderate\/severe preoperative tricuspid regurgitation was present in 150\/162 (93%) patients. It decreased with at least 1 degree 6 months postoperatively in 70\/150 (47%) patients. In these patients, reductions in mean pulmonary artery pressure (\u221223 [\u221226; \u221221] vs \u221213 [\u221216; \u221211] mm Hg, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001), pulmonary vascular resistance (\u22126.73 [\u22127.61; \u22125.85] vs \u22123.28 [\u22124.05; \u22122.52] Wood units, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001), and N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (ratio post-\/preoperative measurement: 0.227 [0.168; 0.307] vs 0.968 [0.741; 1.265], P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001) were larger than in patients without this decrease. Moderate\/severe residual tricuspid regurgitation was seen in 26\/162 (16%) patients. Postoperative mean pulmonary artery pressure (34 [30; 37] vs 24 [22; 25] mm Hg, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001) and pulmonary vascular resistance (5.54 [4.77; 6.31] vs 2.99 [2.65; 3.33] Wood units, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001) were higher in these patients vs those without moderate\/severe residual tricuspid regurgitation. Arterial hypertension, older age, atrial fibrillation, shorter 6-min walking distance, and higher tricuspid regurgitation degree were potential preoperative risk factors for residual tricuspid regurgitation.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In our study population, tricuspid regurgitation improvement after pulmonary endarterectomy was associated with improved pulmonary haemodynamics. Concomitant tricuspid valve annuloplasty might be considered in patients with atrial fibrillation and a dilated tricuspid valve annulus, but in the absence of risk factors for persistent pulmonary hypertension.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ejcts\/ezaf298","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,27]],"date-time":"2025-09-27T17:31:43Z","timestamp":1758994303000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Tricuspid Regurgitation and Pulmonary Haemodynamics After Pulmonary Endarterectomy"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"67","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-3616-3162","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bram","family":"Vanhoof","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven,","place":["Belgium"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5014-9987","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Diederik 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