Can multiple previous treatment-requiring rejections affect biventricular myocardial function in heart transplant recipients? A two-dimensional speckle-tracking study

a Cardiology Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS— ISMETT (IstitutoMediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta Specializzazione), Via Tricomi 5, 90127 Palermo, Italy b Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS— ISMETT (IstitutoMediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta Specializzazione), Via Tricomi 5, 90127 Palermo, Italy c Research Office, IRCCS — ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta Specializzazione), Via Tricomi 5, 90127 Palermo, Italy d University of Liege Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, Department of Cardiology, Heart Valve Clinic, CHU Sart Tilman, Liege, Belgium