GLS greater than -17.45%, obtained after 150 mg/m2 of anthracycline therapy, is an independent predictor of future anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity. These findings should encourage physicians to perform echocardiography earlier during treatment with anthracyclines.
The objective of this study was to propose diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), in the context of a large variability in patient radiation dose, and the lack of European recommendations. Volume Computed Tomography Dose Index (CTDIvol) and dose-length product (DLP) were collected from 460 CCTAs performed over a 3-month period at eight French hospitals. CCTAs (∼50 per centre) were performed using the routine protocols of the centres, and 64- to 320-detector CT scanners. ECG gating was prospective (n = 199) or retrospective (n = 261). The large gap in dose between these two modes required to propose specific DRLs: 26 and 44 mGy for CTDIvol, and 370 and 970 mGy cm for DLP, respectively. This study confirms the large variability in patient doses during CCTA and underlines the need for the optimisation of cardiac acquisition protocols. Availability of national DRLs should be mandatory in this setting.
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