Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatments of Tricuspid Regurgitation

Dear Colleagues,

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) has emerged from relative obscurity to become a major focus in contemporary valvular heart disease management. Once dismissed as the “forgotten valve” and frequently undertreated in clinical practice, the tricuspid valve is now central to modern cardiovascular care. Advances in multiparametric echocardiography and cardiac imaging have revolutionized our ability to diagnose and grade TR severity with refined classification systems and an improved understanding of distinct pathophysiological subtypes. On the therapeutic front, progress has been equally transformative, with the development of transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions, which has fundamentally changed the treatment paradigm for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation who were previously considered too high-risk for surgery. These minimally invasive approaches have reshaped clinical decision-making, expanded therapeutic options, and improved real-world outcomes for high-risk populations.

In this Special Issue, we welcome clinically oriented original research and review articles covering the full clinical spectrum of tricuspid regurgitation—including clinical presentation, bedside evaluation, imaging-guided diagnosis, prognostic assessment, perioperative management, and up-to-date surgical and transcatheter treatment strategies. We aim to provide practical, evidence-based insights that will support clinicians in the diagnosis and management of this increasingly recognized condition.

Dr. Diana Ruxandra Hădăreanu
Dr. Cristina Florescu
Guest Editors

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