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Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. onbehalf Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation Background Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) assessment by echocardiography is often challenging. Functional dual-source CT (DSCT) with third-generation scanners allows accurate evaluation of leaflet anatomy and mobility. Purpose Investigate the reproducibility of tricuspid anatomical regurgitant orifice area (AROA) by DSCT, and its correlation with TR quantification by 3D TEE. Methods We evaluated patients with symptomatic TR referred for transcatheter tricuspid repair. DSCT (SOMATOM Force [Siemens, Erlangen, Germany]) and 3D TEE was performed on the same day as part of our institutional registry. DSCT scans were retrospective and ECG-gated, with a contrast protocol to enhance the right heart. The reproducibility of tricuspid AROA was assessed in 20 patients. The tricuspid AROA was compared with the TR severity (5-grade classification) and the 3D VCA by TEE (Panel 1). Results We included 60 patients (Table). The AROA had excellent intra and interobserver reliability (ICC 0.99 [0.97, 0.99] and 0.99 [0.96, 0.99]). We found a stepwise increase in tricuspid AROA from moderate to torrential TR (Panel 2A). Of 60 patients, 3D VCA was feasible in 39; in those, we found an excellent linear correlation of AROA and 3D VCA (Panel 2B). Conclusions Tricuspid AROA by DSCT was reproducible, showed a stepwise increase from moderate to massive TR and correlated with 3D VCA by TEE. Baseline Patient Characteristics All (n = 60) Age, years 82 ± 7 BSA, m2 1.8 ± 0.2 NYHA III-IV, n(%) 42 (70) Atrial Fibrilation 55 (91) Hypertension 44 (73) Pulmonary Hypertension 34 (56) Chronic Kidney Disease 25 (44) Coronary Artery Disease 17 (28) Chronic Lung Disease 14 (23) Permanent Pacemaker 13 (21) Diabetes Mellitus 10 (17) Mitral Valve Repair (MitraClip) 9 (15) Mitral Valve Replacement 7 (12) Mitral Valve Repair 3 (5) Aortic Valve Replacement 5 (8) Values are mean ± SD and n (%). BSA = body surface area. Abstract Figure. Panels

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