Abstract:Background
Cardiovascular events are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer survivors, particularly occurring at 5-10 years after their cancer therapy.
Purpose
To assess the utility of strain imaging by 2-dimensional (2D) speckle tracking echocardiography in detecting bi-ventricular dysfunction, as compared to traditional measures, in patients post bone marrow transplantation (BMT) with previous anthracyclin… Show more
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