Cardiac Surveillance for Early Detection of Late Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction in Childhood Cancer Survivors After Anthracycline Therapy

Cardiac Surveillance for Early Detection of Late Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction in Childhood Cancer Survivors After Anthracycline Therapy

BackgroundIn childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) anthracycline-related cardiotoxicity is an important cause of morbidity and late mortality, but the optimal modality of cardiac surveillance still remains to be defined. The aim of this study was to assess whether non-invasive echocardiography-based fun...

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Main Authors: Rosaria Sofia, Veronica Melita, Antonio De Vita, Antonio Ruggiero, Alberto Romano, Giorgio Attinà, Lisa Birritella, Priscilla Lamendola, Antonella Lombardo, Gaetano Antonio Lanza, Angelica Bibiana Delogu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
childhood cancer
anthracycline
late-onset cardiotoxicity
two-dimensional echocardiography
tissue Doppler imaging
speckle tracking echocardiography
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.624057/full

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