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This study aims to assess cardiac function in patients with LGMDR9 using global and segmental myocardial function imaging.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 42 participants (aged 23\u201371 years) from the Norwegian LGMDR9 cohort were compared with 97 controls (aged 40\u201369 years) from the Troms\u00f8 Study. Conventional and speckle tracking echocardiography were performed to assess cardiac function. Statistical analyses were adjusted for age and sex.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients with LGMDR9 had significantly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF: 52.2%\u00a0vs. 57.0%, <jats:italic>p\u00a0&lt;\u00a0<\/jats:italic>0.001) and decreased absolute global longitudinal strain (GLS: 17.6%\u00a0vs. 20.5%, <jats:italic>p\u00a0&lt;\u00a0<\/jats:italic>0.001). Systolic dysfunction in patients was further observed by increased end\u2010systolic left ventricular volume and internal diameter. Diastolic dysfunction was evident with reduced early to late ventricular filling velocities and further verified by decreased longitudinal strain\u2010rate during early diastole (SR\u2010E) and increased longitudinal strain\u2010rate during atrial contraction (SR\u2010A). Importantly, segmental analysis revealed region\u2010specific differences in strain and strain\u2010rate; mid and apical segments had decreased absolute strain, while basal segments remained largely unaffected. Notably, patients with normal LVEF also displayed decreased GLS (18.7%\u00a0vs. 20.6%, <jats:italic>p\u00a0&lt;\u00a0<\/jats:italic>0.001) and regional and segmental alterations in strain and strain\u2010rate.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>We demonstrate that patients with LGMDR9 exhibit both systolic and diastolic dysfunction, primarily affecting the mid and apical myocardial segments. 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