Open AccessSubclinical left ventricular dysfunction in severe obesity and reverse cardiac remodeling after bariatric surgery
Author(s) -
Simone Frea,
Alessandro Andreis,
Vittoria Scarlatta,
Chiara Rovera,
Alessandro Vairo,
Erika Pistone,
Matteo Anselmino,
Pier Giorgio Golzio,
M Toppino,
Carla Giustetto,
Fiorenzo Gaïta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_50_19
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , subclinical infection , cardiology , left ventricular hypertrophy , body mass index , ventricular remodeling , cohort , prospective cohort study , mass index , body surface area , obesity , muscle hypertrophy , heart failure , surgery , blood pressure
Obesity is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. This study aimed to assess the role of echocardiography in the early detection of subclinical cardiac abnormalities in a cohort of obese patients with a preserved ejection fraction (EF) undergoing bariatric surgery.