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SUBMITTER: Armenian SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5801059 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Armenian Saro H SH Mertens Luc L Slorach Cameron C Venkataraman Kalyanasundaram K Mascarenhas Kristen K Nathwani Nitya N Wong F Lennie FL Forman Stephen J SJ Bhatia Smita S
Cancer 20171107 4
<h4>Background</h4>Anthracycline-related heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity in survivors of adult-onset lymphoma. There is a paucity of information on screening for late-occurring preclinical disease, which, in turn, has limited guidelines for early detection and intervention. The objectives of this study were to examine the prevalence and risk of cardiac dysfunction, as measured by echocardiography (abnormal left ventricular systolic/diastolic function or strain), in lymphoma survivo ...[more]