Why the study?
Does cardiopulmonary exercise tolerance differ between asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors and healthy controls?
Population
84 young asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors exposed to anthracyclines and/or chest irradiation, with…
Comparison
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing on a treadmill… vs 79 healthy controls
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support comparable exercise capacity in asymptomatic survivors with normal LV function; hypothesis-generating, should not yet change practice.
Does cardiopulmonary exercise tolerance differ between asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors and healthy controls?
Asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors with normal resting LV function have similar exercise capacity to healthy controls, supporting their participation in dynamic sporting activities.
E De Caro (2005) studied this question.
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