Dobrowolski P, et al. - Researchers carried out a comprehensive evaluation of left ventricle (LV) structure and function in patients with fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). They also determined alterations in cardiac properties in relation to presence, subtypes and extent of FMD. Using echocardiography in patients and controls (matched individuals), the following were assessed: left ventricular mass index (LVMI), systolic function including speckle tracking echocardiography and diastolic function assessed by mitral flow and tissue Doppler imaging. No differences in LV morphology and function were found between FMD patients and matched controls, in contrast to those with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. There was no evidence that FMD can alter LV, regardless of FMD type and its extent, but it can result in hypertension and serious vascular complications.