Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2011
Abstract
Abstract
Aim: To examine the occurrence of intra-left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony in obese versus non-obese subjects without known cardiac disease using velocity vector imaging (VVI).
Methods: One hundred ninety consecutive subjects with no known cardiac disease had their echocardiograms analyzed using VVI after excluding subjects with QRS duration >120ms or LV ejection fraction (LVEF) <55%. Study subjects were divided into two groups based on body mass index (BMI): obese (BMI >30 kg/m2) and non-obese (BMI <30 kg>/m2).
Results: The final cohort included 136 subjects (74 were obese), 32% female and mean age 55 + 16 years. Occurrence of intra LV dyssynchrony was higher in the obese compared to non-obese group.
Conclusions: There was an increased prevalence of intra LV dyssynchrony in obese subjects, especially longitudinal and radial dyssynchrony. This dyssynchrony may signal a mechanism by which obesity predisposes to the development of heart failure.
Recommended Citation
Purushottam MD, Bhaskar; Parameswaran MD, MPH, Anoop C.; and Figueredo MD, Vincent M., "Dyssynchrony in obese subjects without a history of cardiac disease using velocity vector imaging" (2011). Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers. Paper 9.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/cardiologyfp/9
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 98-106. The published version is available at DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.10.003 . Copyright © Elsevier Inc.