Left atrial strain improves echocardiographic classification of diastolic function in patients with metabolic syndrome and overweight-obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current recommendations for echocardiographic assessment of diastolic function (2016 guidelines of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)/European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) in patients with metabolic syndrome and overweight/obesity result in a significant number of patients with indeterminate diastolic dysfunction (LVDD). The aim of this article is to study whether the use of the left atrial strain criterion (LALS) reduces the number of indeterminate patients.

Methods

229 patients were studied with a complete echocardiographic study that included left ventricular longitudinal strain (LVLS) analysis, LALS and a maximal ergospirometry test with assessment of oxygen uptake (VO_2max).

Results

The mean age was 65 ± 5 years,

SUBMITTER: Alonso Gomez AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8980725 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature