DETECTION AND EVALUATION OF SUB CLINICAL LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION IN OBESE PATIENTS BASED ON GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL AND CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRAIN

Impairment of LV strain occurs prior to a decrease in global LV ejection fraction (EF) in hypertension and aortic stenosis. Since obesity is a form of increased afterload, it is hypothesized that altered LV strain may be detected prior to a decrease in EF in obesity. This study assessed LV global