Associations Between Coronary Artery Calcification and Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain and Diastolic Parameters: the ELSA-Brasil Study

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 204; pp. 215 - 222
• Main Authors: Haas, Priscila, Santos, Angela B.S., Cañon-Montañez, Wilson, Bittencourt, Marcio S., Torres, Felipe S., Ribeiro, Antonio L.P., Duncan, Bruce B., Foppa, Murilo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2023; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Arteriosclerosis; Atherosclerosis; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Calcification; Calcification (ectopic); Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Cholesterol; Computed tomography; coronary artery calcification; Coronary artery disease; Coronary vessels; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; diastolic dysfunction; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Flow velocity; Gender; global longitudinal strain; Glucose; Heart diseases; heart failure; Hypertension; Hypotheses; Investigations; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Parameters; Risk factors; Tomography; Variance analysis; Ventricle; Womens health; Brazil; global longitudinal strain; coronary artery disease; diastolic dysfunction; heart failure; coronary artery calcification; echocardiography

Atherosclerosis burden can be evaluated in asymptomatic patients by measuring coronary artery calcification (CAC), whereas the global longitudinal strain (GLS) and diastolic function parameters (mitral E/e’ ratio, septal e′, and lateral e′) are used to evaluate subclinical left ventricular (LV) dysf...