ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Tricuspid valve regurgitation accelerates heart failure via a cardio-intestinal innate immune circuit
Florian Sicklinger, Tobias Thiemann, Sarah Rupprecht…·Florian Leuschner
This study identifies a cardio-intestinal innate immune circuit driven by tricuspid valve regurgitation that promotes heart failure through IL-6-mediated myocardial fibrosis and dysfunction.