Document Type : Original Article(s)
Authors
1 Professor, Hypertension Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Resident, Student Research Committee AND Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Associate Professor, Department of General and Laparoscopic Surgery, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It has been proposed that left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is a possible physiological link between high body mass index (BMI) and future occurrence of heart failure (HF). The present cross-sectional study was aimed to analyze the association between BMI and LVDD by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).METHODS: This study was conducted from May 2017 to September 2019 in Khorshid Hospital of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Based on the calculated BMI (kg/m²), patients were divided into three groups: group 1: subjects with BMI < 25, as a normal group (n = 75), group 2: volunteer cases with 40 > BMI ≥ 30, as an obese group (n = 98), and group 3: patients with BMI ≥ 40, as a morbidly obese group (n = 100). TTE was performed by a trained cardiologist and associated variables including left atrium (LA) volume, E, septal e’, lateral e’,andE/e’ were assessed and also subjects were characterized as normal diastolic function, abnormal diastolic function, and inconclusive diagnosis of diastolic dysfunction (DD).RESULTS: Apart from the ejection fraction (EF) and the tricuspid regurgitation velocity (TRV), there was a significant difference between the other echocardiographic variables including LA volume, E, septal e’, lateral e’, and E/e’ (P < 0.05). One patient with morbid obesity in our study revealed LVDD. There was no significant difference between three groups (P = 0.42).CONCLUSION: There is no considerable relationship between obesity and LVDD. It seems that the absence of associated comorbidities such as diabetes, coronary disorders, etc. plays a crucial role in preventing LVDD, but for realistic and definitive decision, more cellular and molecular investigations and studies with larger sample size are necessary.
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