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 CitationPurushottam 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). Cardiology Faculty Papers. Paper 9.