Menopausal cardiomyopathy: Does it really exist? A case-control deformation imaging study

• Published in: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 1748 - 1753
• Main Authors: Keskin Kurt, Raziye, Nacar, Alper B., Güler, Ayşe, Silfeler, Dilek B., Buyukkaya, Eyup, Karateke, Atilla, Kurt, Mustafa, Tanboga, Ibrahim H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2014
• Subjects: 2-D strain imaging; Cardiomyopathies - diagnostic imaging; Case-Control Studies; Female; Humans; left ventricular function; menopause; Middle Aged; Postmenopause - physiology; Premenopause - physiology; Ultrasonography; Ventricular Function, Left; left ventricular function; menopause; 2-D strain imaging

Aim We aimed to evaluate and compare the left ventricular (LV) functions of pre‐ and postmenopausal women at similar ages with none of the known cardiovascular risk factors, by both conventional and advanced echocardiographic methods such as 2‐D strain imaging via speckle tracking echocardiography....