Evaluation of the cardiovascular system in children with simple obesity. Part II. Echocardiographic assessment

In a group of 45 children with simple obesity (overweight 70 +/- 16%) echocardiographs evaluation of the morphology and function of the left cardiac ventricle was carried out comparing the obtained results with those in a control group (20 children). The mass of the left ventricle was greater in obese children, and the degree of hypertrophy was not correlated with the degree of overweight. The tested parameters of left ventricle systolic activity were within normal limits and were non-significantly lower than in the control group.