Brief SummaryThe purpose of this study was to examine the association between amount and distribution of body fat and LV hypertrophy and systolic dysfunction in aortic stenosis (AS) patients. The increased total adiposity as well as a high proportion of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) are both associated with LV hypertrophy, independent of AS severity and hypertension. The excess VAT and a high proportion of VAT relative to total adipose tissue are independently associated with impaired LV systolic function in AS. M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 3 ABSTRACTBackground: Recent studies have reported that obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes are

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