Association between circulating ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and left cardiac myocardial strain in hypertension: a CMR-FT study (opens in new tab)

ObjectiveTo assess the association between circulating polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and left cardiac myocardial strain in hypertensive patients using cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking.MethodsThis retrospective study included 364 patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (179 hypertensive, 185 controls). Left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) strain parameters were derived from CMR images using CVI42 software. Group comparisons were performed using indepen...