Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

This cluster of papers focuses on recommendations and updates for cardiac chamber quantification by echocardiography in adults, with a particular emphasis on evaluating left ventricular diastolic function. It also explores the association of obesity, diabetic cardiomyopathy, and cardiac metabolism with heart failure. The papers cover the use of advanced imaging techniques such as strain imaging and speckle tracking echocardiography to assess cardiac mechanics and function.