Impact of Severe Obesity and Weight Loss on Systolic Left Ventricular Function and Morphology: Assessment by 2-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography
Table 3
Cardiac dimensions and LV ejection phase indices before and after weight loss.
Week 1
Week 12
value
LA diameter (mm)
41 ± 5
39 ± 9
0.62
LA volume (mL)
53 ± 17
59 ± 20
0.37
LV end diastolic diameter (mm)
50 ± 4
50 ± 4
0.46
LV posterior wall (mm)
11 ± 2
11 ± 1
0.79
Interventricular septum (mm)
11 ± 1
11 ± 1
0.79
AO diameter (mm)
31 ± 4
30 ± 4
0.8
LV ejection fraction (%)
68 ± 10
71 ± 8
0.45
LV fractional shortening (%)
38 ± 9
41 ± 7
0.45
LA: left atrium, LV: left ventricle, and AO: aorta. Data is presented as mean ± standard deviation.
