Why the study?
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels, and this study aimed to determine early changes in cardiac structure and function in obese children compared to nonobese peers using echocardiography.
Does obesity alter atrial and ventricular structure and function in children?
Population
35 obese and 37 age-matched nonobese children
Comparison
Obese children vs nonobese peers
Design
Comparative cross-sectional study
Authors
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Obesity-linked subclinical cardiac changes detectable by speckle-tracking echo in children; hypothesis-generating for screening and outcome trials.
Does obesity alter atrial and ventricular structure and function in children?
Obese children exhibit subclinical myocardial dysfunction, including reduced atrial and ventricular strain, detectable by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography despite appearing healthy.
Šileikienė et al. (2021) studied this question.
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