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Association Between Subclinical Left Ventricular Myocardial Systolic Dysfunction Detected by Strain and Strain‑Rate Imaging and Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis Detected by Elastography and Controlled Attenuation Parameter in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.

Andrei VitelIoan SporeaRuxandra MareChristian BanciuDiana Aurora ArnăutuTudor PârvănescuIoana Mihaela CituMirela-Cleopatra Tomescu
Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)
In MS patients with normal LV ejection fraction, conventional echocardiography parameters identified diastolic LV dysfunction, while SI and SRI identified subtle impairment of systolic LV dysfunction. The presence of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis increases significantly the risk for cardiac dysfunction in MS patients (P<0.0001).
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