Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular global longitudinal strain is critical for the early, subclinical detection of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in pediatric cancer patients.
Does echocardiography with left ventricular global longitudinal strain assessment improve the early and subclinical detection of cardiotoxicity in pediatric and adolescent patients treated with anthracyclines?
Echocardiography, particularly left ventricular global longitudinal strain, plays a critical role in the early and subclinical detection of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in pediatric cancer patients.
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Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity is a relevant adverse effect in cancer treatment, especially in patients with leukemia and lymphoma. Echocardiography, especially the assessment of left ventricular global longitudinal strain, plays a critical role in the early and subclinical detection of cardiotoxicity in pediatric patients.
Martins et al. (Sun,) reported a other. Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular global longitudinal strain is critical for the early, subclinical detection of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in pediatric cancer patients.