Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: Identifying the left ventricular systolic disfunction in obesity is crucial, due to its ability to predict cardiovascular morbidity. LV systolic function is traditionally assessed with the volumetric parameter LV ejection fraction (LVEF). However, normal values for LVEF in all categories of obesity are published in the literature. Furthermore, guidelines for the biomarkers of heart failure, NT-proBNP and BNP, in the obese population remain unclear. Given the restricted B...