Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume: 6 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 75-79
Comparison of Left Ventricular Mass in Obese Versus Normal BMI Patients
Uzma Khan1, Arindam Ghosh2
1MD, Physiology, Professor, Department of Physiology, BJS Dental College, Ludhiana.
2MCh Gastrosurgery, Consultant Gastrointestinal Surgeon, SPS Hospital, Ludhiana
Corresponding Author: Uzma Khan
ABSTRACT
Aim: The goal of the study was to assess the change in left ventricular mass in severely obese subjects as compared to normal BMI patients free of additional cardiovascular risk factors.
Methods: 40 obese and 16 normal BMI subjects without cardiovascular risk factors were recruited for the study which underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging for assessment of left ventricular mass and left ventricular volumes. Left ventricular mass was then compared to markers of obesity linked to left ventricular mass, i.e. height, age, blood pressure, total fat mass, lean mass and BMI.
Results: Obesity was associated with significantly increased left ventricular mass (p < 0.001). Age, height, BMI, total fat mass and lean mass are found to be strongly associated with left ventricular mass.
Conclusion: Independent link between obesity and left ventricular hypertrophy have potentially important prognostic and therapeutic implications for prevention of cardiovascular risk.
Key words: Left ventricular mass, obesity, BMI
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