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[Echocardiography in anorexia nervosa].

C Conri1, R Roudaut, G Ducloux

  • 1Service de Médecine interne, Centre F. Magendie, Hôpital Haut Lévèque, Pessac.

Presse Medicale (Paris, France : 1983)
|April 22, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Anorexia nervosa significantly impacts heart health, reducing ventricular volumes and left ventricular mass due to malnutrition. Despite normal resting function, cardiac alterations affect exercise performance in patients with anorexia nervosa.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Nutritional Science

Background:

  • Anorexia nervosa is a severe eating disorder with known systemic effects.
  • Cardiac involvement in anorexia nervosa is suspected but not fully elucidated.
  • Previous studies suggest cardiac alterations in anorectic patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate echocardiographic parameters in patients with anorexia nervosa.
  • To compare cardiac function and structure between anorectic patients and healthy controls.
  • To assess the relationship between cardiac changes and body mass in anorexia nervosa.

Main Methods:

  • Echocardiographic assessment of 10 anorexia nervosa patients at admission.
  • Comparison with 10 matched healthy controls.

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  • Analysis of ventricular volumes, left ventricular mass, and haemodynamic values.

    • Main Results:

    • Patients with anorexia nervosa showed decreased ventricular volumes and left ventricular mass.
    • Resting haemodynamic values indicated normal cardiac pump function.
    • Left ventricular mass correlated with body mass, suggesting malnutrition's impact on the heart.
    • Two patients had asymptomatic mitral valve prolapse.

    Conclusions:

    • Malnutrition in anorexia nervosa leads to significant cardiac alterations, including reduced heart size and mass.
    • Despite preserved resting function, cardiac changes impair exercise capacity.
    • A high frequency of mitral valve prolapse was observed, likely due to ventricular-valve disproportion.