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Correspondence
RE: Impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation or surgical aortic valve replacement on right ventricular function
  1. Beth Unsworth,
  2. Darrel P Francis,
  3. Jamil Mayet
  1. International Centre for Circulatory Health, Imperial College NHS Trust, and Imperial College London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Beth Unsworth, Imperial College NHS Trust, International Centre for Circulatory Health (ICCH), 2nd Floor Cardiology Research, 59-61 North Wharf Road, Paddington, London, W2 1LA, UK; b.unsworth@imperial.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303032

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    We found the recent article looking at the impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and surgical aortic valve replacement (sAVR) on right ventricular (RV) function very interesting.1 The authors used speckle tracking echocardiography to assess the impact of TAVI on RV function in two separate groups—one which had undergone TAVI, and the other which had undergone sAVR. They concluded that RV function deteriorated significantly in those who had undergone sAVR while there was no reduction in RV function following TAVI.

    These results are in keeping with those of one of our studies, which assessed the effects different cardiothoracic operations had on postoperative RV function. We also noted a similar reduction in RV long axis function in patients post-surgery when assessed by tissue Doppler …

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    • Contributors BU: first author of referenced study.2 Responsible for drafting correspondence letter. DPF and JM: study supervisor of referenced study.2 Responsible for drafting correspondence letter.

    • Funding Funding for the referenced study2 provided by the British Heart Foundation (Grant Code: PG/07/006).

    • Competing interests None.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Data sharing statement Document being submitted its a correspondence letter to the editor.

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