Right ventricular remodeling after transapical transcatheter mitral valve implantation for severe mitral regurgitation.
Short title: Right ventricular remodeling after transcatheter mitral valve implantation.
Author names: Sara Hungerford1,2,3 MBBS, Nicole Bart1,2,3 MBBS PhD, Paul Jansz2,3,4 MBBS PhD, Sharon Kay5,6 BSc MSc PhD, Sam Emmanuel2,3,4 MBBS, Mayooran Namasivayam1,2,3 MBBS, PhD, Gry Dahle7,8 MBBS, Alison Duncan9 MBBS PhD, Christopher Hayward1,2,3 BMedSc MBBS MD, David W.M. Muller1,2,3 MBBS MD.
Institutions: 1) Department of Cardiology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney Australia. 2) The University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia. 3) Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney Australia. 4) Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney Australia. 5) The University of Sydney, Sydney Australia. 6) The Kolling Institute, Sydney Australia. 7) Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo Norway. 8) Oslo University, Oslo Norway. 9) Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London United Kingdom.
Author emails: Sara Hungerford: hungerford.sara@gmail.com; Nicole Bart: nikkibart@gmail.com; Paul Jansz: Paul.Jansz@svha.org.au; Sharon Kay: sharonmkay@gmail.com; Sam Emmanuel: SamEmmanuel@windowslive.com; Mayooran Namasivayam: mjnama@gmail.com; Gry Dahle: g_dahle@hotmail.com; Alison Duncan: A.Duncan@rbht.nhs.uk; Christopher Hayward: cshayward@stvincents.com.au; David Muller: dmuller@stvincents.com.au
Key words: Echocardiography; Mitral regurgitation; Myocardial strain; Right ventricular function; Transcatheter mitral valve implantation.