5.14 Obesity-Related Adjunctive Systo-Diastolic Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Hypertension: Echocardiographic
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Heart 5.14 Obesity-Related Adjunctive Systo-Diastolic Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Hypertension: Echocardiographic Evaluation with Tissue Velocity and Strain Imaging. M. Leggio (1), L. Sgorbini (2), G. Cruciani (1), G.R. Cristinziani (1), A. Mazza (3), M.G. Bendini (3), F. Leggio (2), A.P. Jesi (1) (1)A.C.O. San Filippo Neri, Roma; (2)Ospedale I.N.R.C.A. - I.R.C.C.S., Roma; (3) Ospedale Santa Maria della Stella, Orvieto, It Italy Introduction. Obesity is an independent risk factor for the development of heart failure, even after accounting for other co-morbid conditions that cluster with it, such as above all hypertension. In this context, application of innovative echocardiographic techniques like tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and strain imaging (SI) has been largely extended, in order to improve the assessment of systodiastolic ventricular function. Aim. To evaluate left ventricular morphologic and functional parameters with traditional echocardiography, TDI and SI in patients with hypertension compared to patients with hypertension and obesity. Methods. We evaluated 190 patients, mean age 56±11 years, 94 males, affected by treated essential hypertension and divided according to their body mass index (BMI) in Group 1 (BMI
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