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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2015-04-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2015000400003&lng=en&tlng=en |