Figure legends
Figure 1. Flowchart of the study enrollment.
Abbreviations: HF: heart failure; LVEF: left ventricular ejection
fraction; DCM: dilated cardiomyopathy; TR: tricuspid regurgitation;
TRPG: tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient; TV: tricuspid valve.
Figure 2. Changes of the tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient in
group 1.
In group 1, the post-implant TRPG was significantly higher than
pre-implant TRPG (p < 0.001).
Figure 3. The cumulative incident rate of progressive post-implant
tricuspid regurgitation.
The cumulative rate of progressive post-implant TR increased from 1.3%
in the first year to 18.4% in the sixth year.
Figure 4. A Kaplan-Meier curve analysis for heart failure
hospitalization.
Group 1 (with progressive post-implant tricuspid regurgitation and/or
elevated tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient) had a significantly
higher incidence of heart failure hospitalization compared to group 2
(without progressive post-implant tricuspid regurgitation and/or
elevated tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient) (log-rank P
< 0.001).