TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity: role of the conventional echocardiography and the Tissue Doppler
AU - D'Alessandro, Natale
AU - Novo, Salvatore
AU - Di Lisi, Daniela
AU - Novo, Giuseppina
AU - Peritore, Angelica
AU - Bonura, Francesca
AU - Macaione, Francesca
AU - Meschisi, Mariacristina
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Aim. The cardiotoxicity of anticancer drugs is an emerging problem and only an identification of the early signs of cardiotoxicity by conventional echocardiography and not (tissue Doppler imaging, TDI), will limit and contain the long-term cardiotoxicity effects. The aim of this study was to identify, through conventional echocardiography and TDI, parameters to use as early "signs" of cardiotoxicity.Methods. A prospective study was performed using patients with breast cancer (72 women, median age 57+/-12) treated with anticancer drugs (adjuvant chemotherapy). All patients underwent a careful cardiological evaluation before starting treatment (T0) and during follow-up at 3 months (T1), 6 months (T2) and 1 year (T3). Electrocardiography and echocardiography were performed in all patients in these times. Echocardiography evaluation considered the following parameters: systolic and diastolic diameters and volumes, LVEF, MAPSE, TAPSE, E/A TDI (Ern, Am, Sm, IVCT, IVRT, ET, TEI index). On the basis of chemotherapy treatment, patients were divided into 5 groups: A=FEC (fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide), B=FEC+trastuzumab, C=trastuzumab, D=FEC+taxotere, E=FEC+taxolo+trastuzumab.Results. A significant reduction in the echo parameters of TDI was observed. TDI appears to offer important advantages over traditional techniques in revealing the presence of early signs of cardiotoxicity.Conclusion. The TDI should be utilized to complement conventional echocardiography in the assessment of cardiotoxicity
AB - Aim. The cardiotoxicity of anticancer drugs is an emerging problem and only an identification of the early signs of cardiotoxicity by conventional echocardiography and not (tissue Doppler imaging, TDI), will limit and contain the long-term cardiotoxicity effects. The aim of this study was to identify, through conventional echocardiography and TDI, parameters to use as early "signs" of cardiotoxicity.Methods. A prospective study was performed using patients with breast cancer (72 women, median age 57+/-12) treated with anticancer drugs (adjuvant chemotherapy). All patients underwent a careful cardiological evaluation before starting treatment (T0) and during follow-up at 3 months (T1), 6 months (T2) and 1 year (T3). Electrocardiography and echocardiography were performed in all patients in these times. Echocardiography evaluation considered the following parameters: systolic and diastolic diameters and volumes, LVEF, MAPSE, TAPSE, E/A TDI (Ern, Am, Sm, IVCT, IVRT, ET, TEI index). On the basis of chemotherapy treatment, patients were divided into 5 groups: A=FEC (fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide), B=FEC+trastuzumab, C=trastuzumab, D=FEC+taxotere, E=FEC+taxolo+trastuzumab.Results. A significant reduction in the echo parameters of TDI was observed. TDI appears to offer important advantages over traditional techniques in revealing the presence of early signs of cardiotoxicity.Conclusion. The TDI should be utilized to complement conventional echocardiography in the assessment of cardiotoxicity
KW - cardiotossicità
KW - chemioterapia antitumorale
KW - doppler tissutale
KW - ecocardiogramma
KW - cardiotossicità
KW - chemioterapia antitumorale
KW - doppler tissutale
KW - ecocardiogramma
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/56452
M3 - Article
VL - 59
SP - 301
EP - 308
JO - MINERVA CARDIOANGIOLOGICA
JF - MINERVA CARDIOANGIOLOGICA
SN - 0026-4725
ER -