Pediatric malignancies: Is the prechemotherapy left ventricular function normal?

Jyothsna Akam-VenkataGilda KadiuJames GalasSanjeev Aggarwal

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2019)

Our data demonstrating abnormalities in LV GLS in pediatric cancer patients even prior to initiation of chemotherapy are novel and perplexing. Further longitudinal follow-up is required to assess the implications of this abnormal LV function in these patients.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
heart failure
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
electronic health record
mitral valve
coronary artery disease
patient reported outcomes
locally advanced
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
data analysis