Surgical Treatment of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation in Patients With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Long Term Results

March 16, 2023 updated by: Michele De Bonis

Old trials aimed to evaluate Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) safety and efficacy demonstrated a meaningful decreased rates of sudden death but an increased rate of hospitalization for heart failure . At the time, the chance that an endocardial lead could cause a significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR), leading to worsening heart failure, was not widely considered. Whereas, it is now well established that in patients with cardiac implantable electronic device (CIEDs), moderate or severe TR occurs frequently and it is associated with increased mortality and hospitalization for heart failure.

The present study aims to report the long-term results of tricuspid valve repair and replacement surgery in patients with CIEDs Indeed, patients with TR and CIEDs can be divided in 2 categories: CIEDs induced TR and CIEDs associated TR. In patients with CIEDs induced TR, the valve dysfunction is directly caused by the lead with several mechanism such as mechanical interference with tricuspid valve (TV) leaflet mobility and coaptation (impingement), valve damage during lead placement or manipulation and sub-valvular entanglement. In patients with CIEDs associated TR the valve dysfunction is not directly caused by the lead.

In 2009 approximately 720 000 CIEDs were implanted worldwide [7] and since then a continuous increase of CIEDs implantation was registered, with an estimation of 1.4 millions of CIEDs implantation in 2023. With this impressive number of CIEDs requirement, the need for surgical or trans-catheter treatment of severe TR CIEDs induced or associated, increased steadily in the past years and it likely will continue to increase in the next years. However, limited data are available regarding the outcome of tricuspid valve surgery in patients with CIEDs, particularly for the long-term results. With this study we aim to report the long-term result of tricuspid valve repair and replacement in patients with CIEDs.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

151

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Milan, Italy, 20132
        • IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients CIEDs bearer and affected by a surgically treatable tricuspid regurgitation

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients;
  • Patients with significant, surgically treatable tricuspid regurgitation (TR) according to guidelines
  • Patients with an implantable electronic heart device (CIEDs)
  • Patients undergoing surgery, both repair or replacement, of the tricuspid valve, both isolated or associated with intervention on the valves of the left heart sections.
  • Patients operated at the Cardiac Surgery Department of the San Raffaele Hospital from 2000 to 2019.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients without a CIED

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
TR recurrency
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 7 years
Through study completion, an average of 7 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
All causes mortality
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 7 years
Through study completion, an average of 7 years
cardiac mortality
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 7 years
Through study completion, an average of 7 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 4, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 27, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

February 27, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 30, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

March 20, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 20, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2023

Last Verified

March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TR-CIED-LTR

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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