Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Abstract

Regional Variation in Left Ventricular Longitudinal Peak Systolic Strain is a Predictor of the Early Stages of Subclinical Cardiotoxicity in Patients with Breast Cancer Undergoing Anthracycline Therapy

Shabnam Boudagh*, Azin Alizadehasl, Mohammad Mehdi Peighambari, Bahram Mohebbi, Atousa Mostafavi and Arash Hashemi

Reduction in regional longitudinal systolic strain after chemotherapy has been reported in previous studies. Nonetheless, in pre-radiotherapy patients with breast cancer in our cardio-oncology department, we have noticed that left ventricular longitudinal strain is decreased earlier in the infero-posterior and infero-septal segments than in the other segments.

Published Date: 2021-07-08; Received Date: 2021-06-15