TriClip Procedural Success (GLIDE) Predictor: Explanation and Clinical Context The GLIDE score is an anatomy-based predictor to estimate procedural success following tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER), including TriClip.
It integrates five echocardiographic variables: septolateral coaptation gap (0–5 mm vs. ≥6 mm), TR jet location (anteroseptal/central vs. posteroseptal/anteroposterior/diffuse),
TEE image quality (good vs. limited), chordal density (modest vs. high), and en-face jet morphology (oval/linear vs. star-shaped).
Each adverse feature contributes 1 point (range 0–5). Low scores (0–1) correspond to favorable anatomy with >90% procedural success;
high scores (≥4) predict low likelihood of achieving target TR reduction. The GLIDE score supports case selection and strategy optimization
for T-TEER, complementing operator experience and multimodality imaging assessment.
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