Why the study?
Does anthracycline chemotherapy induce early changes in left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in breast cancer patients?
Population
140 breast cancer patients
Comparison
Anthracycline chemotherapy vs Baseline (before therapy)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
within seven days post treatment
Authors
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Global longitudinal strain is more sensitive than LVEF for detecting subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction immediately after anthracycline therapy in breast cancer patients.
Does anthracycline chemotherapy induce early changes in left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in breast cancer patients?
Global longitudinal strain is more sensitive than LVEF for detecting subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction immediately after anthracycline therapy in breast cancer patients.
Boyd et al. (2017) studied this question.
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