Right ventricular 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography in children with osteosarcoma under chemotherapy

Right ventricular 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography in children with osteosarcoma under chemotherapy

Abstract Background Cardiotoxicity from anthracyclin chemotherapy is a leading cause of death in patients with cancer. Therefore, left ventricular (LV) function is routinely assessed during protocol to detect cardiotoxicity; however, animal studies suggest that right ventricular (RV) function may be...

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Main Authors: Ibtsam Khairat, Mohamed Khalfallah, Aliaa Shaban, Ibrahim Abu Farag, Asmaa Elkady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Right ventricle, speckle-tracking echocardiography
Osteosarcoma
Chemotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43044-019-0028-9

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