https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.14461
Pediatric malignancies: Is the prechemotherapy left ventricular function normal?
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CONCLUSION:
Our data demonstrating abnormalities in LV GLS in pediatric cancer patients even prior to initiation of chemotherapy are novel and perplexing. Further longitudinal follow-up is required to assess the implications of this abnormal LV function in these patients.
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O Strain analisa o coração de maneira tão fina e intrinsecada, que demoramos para entender o que significam os achados da deformação.
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Valores rebaixados de Strain ligados apenas a presença de tumores podem mudar a forma de acompanhar a quimioterapia.