Left Ventricular Regional Wall Motion Abnormality is a Strong Predictor of Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.

Márcio Vinícius Lins de BarrosAriane Vieira Scarlatelli MacedoSebastian Imre SarvariMonica Hermont FaleirosPatricia Tavares FelipeJose Luiz Padilha SilvaThor Edvardsen

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2018)

In the present study, we showed that LVWMA, in addition to global longitudinal strains, were strong predictors of cardiotoxicity and could be useful in the risk stratification of these patients.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
left ventricular
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
heart failure
peritoneal dialysis
squamous cell carcinoma
mitral valve
cross sectional
young adults
atrial fibrillation
patient reported
acute coronary syndrome
aortic valve