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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 30, Issue 3, Pages 320-324Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.10.019
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The presence of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony in individuals with metabolic syndrome (MetS), a predictor of type 2 diabetes (T2D), lacks clarity. We compared LV dyssynchrony in MetS individuals with and without T2D, and healthy control subjects using speckle-tracking imaging echocardiography. Ninety-two MetS participants (64 without, 28 with T2D) and 40 control subjects underwent echocardiographic and clinical/biological analyses. LV-dyssynchrony in the longitudinal axis only was present in all MetS individuals, but was not further exacerbated by T2D. Strong associations were found with systemic inflammation, abdominal obesity, and LV mass. Investigations of myocardial dyssynchrony in the nondiabetic MetS stage might facilitate timely and more effective prevention.
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