Open AccessAssessment of Subclinical Deterioration of Right Ventricular Function by Three-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Haiyan Xu,
Ling Mao,
Hailang Liu,
Yuanyuan Zhang,
Jing Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s300257
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , anthracycline , epirubicin , ejection fraction , speckle tracking echocardiography , cardiology , breast cancer , chemotherapy , cancer , heart failure
This study was aimed at assessing the longitudinal strain changes of RV function using three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (3D STE) in breast cancer patients receiving anthracycline chemotherapy.