Gls Analysis for Identification the Right Ventricular Disfunction

Background: This study was designed to assess right ventricular (RV) systolic function in cancer patients. Methods and Results: Left ventricle (LV) and free-wall RV longitudinal strain were analysed prior and after 6 months of treatment (at 68 patients), using a vendor-independent software, together with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion and RV fractional area change. Cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction was defined as a LVEF drop of >10% to 17% had a sensitivity of 55% and a specificity of 70% to identify patients with cancer treatment. Conclusions: GLS analysis allows the identification of subclinical RV dysfunction appearing in the course of cancer treatment when conventional indices of RV dysfunction function are unaffected.

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A.Glodeanu, M.For ofoiu, M.C.For ofoiu: Berufliche Tätigkeit in Forschung und Lehre an der Universität für Medizin und Pharmazie; D.Cherata - Mitglied der Europäischen Vereinigung für kardiovaskuläre Bildgebung.Die Autoren sind Doktor der medizinischen Wissenschaften an der Universität für Medizin und Pharmazie in Craiova. Schwerpunkt: alltägliche Forschung, medizinische Tätigkeit in der Kardiologie.