• 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China;2. Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China;
DONG Nianguo, Email: dongnianguo@hotmail.com
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Objective  To analyze and explore the risk factors of secondary tricuspid regurgitation (TR) after left-sided valve surgery (left cardiac valve replacement or valvuloplasty) using meta-analysis, so as to provide evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment of secondary TR.
Methods  We electronically searched databases including PubMed, MEDLINE, CBM, CNKI, VIP, for literature on the risk factors of secondary TR after left-sided valve surgery from 1995 to 2012. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, we screened literature, extracted data, and assessed methodological quality. Then, meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.0 software.
Results  A total of 6 case-control studies were included, involving 437 patients and 2 102 controls. The results of meta-analysis showed that, the risk factors of progressive exacerbation of secondary TR after left-sided valve surgery included preoperative atrial fibrillation (OR=3.90, 95%CI 3.00 to 5.07; adjusted OR=3.04, 95%CI 2.21 to 4.16), age (MD=5.36, 95%CI 3.49 to 7.23), huge left atrium (OR=5.17, 95%CI 3.12 to 8.57; adjusted OR=1.91, 95%CI 1.49 to 2.44) or left atrium diameter (MD=4.85, 95%CI 3.18 to 6.53), degradation of left heart function (OR=2.97, 95%CI 1.73 to 5.08), rheumatic pathological change (OR=3.06, 95%CI 1.66 to 4.68), preoperative TR no less than 2+ (OR=3.52, 95%CI 1.26 to 9.89), and mitral valve replacement (MVR) (OR=2.35, 95%CI 1.68 to 3.30). Sex (OR=1.54, 95%CI 0.94 to 2.52) and preoperative pulmonary arterial hypertension (OR=1.28, 95%CI 0.77 to 2.12) were not associated with secondary TR after left-sided valve surgery.
Conclusion  The risk factors of progressive exacerbation of secondary TR after left-sided valve surgery include preoperative atrial fibrillation, age, huge left atrium or left atrium diameter, degradation of left heart function, rheumatic pathological change, preoperative TR no less than 2+, and MVR. Understanding these risk factors helps us to improve the long-time effectiveness of preventing and treating TR after left-sided valve surgery.

Citation: YU Cong,DONG Nianguo,SHI Jiawei,YIN Ping. Risk Factors of Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation: A Meta-Analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2013, 13(12): 1482-1491. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20130253 Copy

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