Table 1. Echocardiographic parameters used for grading of tricuspid regurgitation severity [9].
Parameter | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
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Tricuspid valve | Normal | Normal or abnormal | Abnormal / flail leaflet / poor coaptation |
RV/RA/IVC size | Normal | Normal or dilated | Dilated |
VC width [mm] | Not defined | Not defined, but <7 | >7 |
PISA radius [mm] | ≤5 | 6–9 | >9 |
Hepatic vein flow | Systolic dominance | Systolic blunting | Systolic reversal |
RV indicates right ventricle; RA, right atrium; IVC, inferior vena cava; VC, vena contracta; PISA, proximal isovelocity surface area.