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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Proarrhythmogenic Echocardiographic Markers in Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Spas Kitov, Maria-Florance Kitova, Boyan Nonchev, Mariya Tokmakova, Lyudmila Kitova

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Spas KitovCardiology Clinic, St. George University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Maria-Florance KitovaFaculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Boyan NonchevClinic of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, "Kaspela" University Hospital, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4001 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-2931-3804
Mariya TokmakovaCardiology Clinic, St. George University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-8144-6965
Lyudmila KitovaCardiology Clinic, St. George University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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Medical University Plovdiv Project DP DP-09/2023 of Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Abstract

In metabolic syndrome, cardiomyocyte changes induced by metabolic and proinflammatory factors impair repolarization and exacerbate the heterogeneity of the transmural dispersion of repolarization, and this is proarrhythmogenic. Limited data in the literature on the capabilities of speckle tracking echocardiography for assessing proarrhythmogenicity in metabolic syndrome exists. 71 patients with newly diagnosed metabolic syndrome, aged 35-55 years, were studied. Ischemic heart disease was excluded in all patients with stress test cycle ergometry, CT-angiography or selective coronary angiography. All patients underwent a 48-h Holter ECG recording. Based on the latter, they were divided into two groups: 38 patients (53.5%) with a high arrhythmogenic load (supraventricular or ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation/flutter, ventricular extrasystoles over 10%, frequent supraventricular extrasystoles > 500/24 h are included); and 33 patients (46.5%) with low arrhythmogenic load (no significant rhythm disturbances are included). Echocardiography was performed with a GE Vivid T9 emphasizing global longitudinal strain, mechanical dispersion index and left atrium strains. Statistically significant differences in the global longitudinal strain, mechanical dispersion index, and left atrium strain were found between the group with low arrhythmogenicity and the group with high arrhythmogenicity (

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global longitudinal strainkeyword metabolic syndromeleft atrial conduit strainleft atrial contractile strainleft atrial reservoir strainmechanical dispersion indexproarrhythmogenicity

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