Impact of body mass index in patients with tricuspid regurgitation after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair.

Background: Obesity and underweight represent classical risk factors for outcome in patients treated for cardiovascular disease. This study describes the impact of different body mass index (BMI) categories on 1-year clinical outcome in patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR) undergoing transcatheter-edge-to-edge repair (TEER).

Methods: We analyzed 211 consecutive patients (age 78.