Subclinical Ventricular Dysfunction Detected by Speckle Tracking Two Years after Use of Anthracycline

Subclinical Ventricular Dysfunction Detected by Speckle Tracking Two Years after Use of Anthracycline

Background: Heart failure is a severe complication associated with doxorubicin (DOX) use. Strain, assessed by two-dimensional speckle tracking (2D-STE), has been shown to be useful in identifying subclinical ventricular dysfunction. Objectives: a) To investigate the role of strain in the identificat...

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Main Authors: André Luiz Cerqueira de Almeida, Viviane Almeida Silva, Alberto Teófilo de Souza Filho, Vinicius Guedes Rios, João Ricardo Pinto Lopes, Samuel Oliveira de Afonseca, Daniel de Castro Araújo Cunha, Murilo Oliveira da Cunha Mendes, Danilo Leal Miranda, Edval Gomes dos Santos Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2015-04-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Insuficiência Cardíaca
Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda / induzido quimicamente
Ecocardiografia
Antraciclinas / efeitos adversos
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