TY - JOUR AU - Kamphuis, Janine A. M. AU - Linschoten, Marijke AU - Cramer, Maarten J. AU - Doevendans, Pieter A. AU - Asselbergs, Folkert W. AU - Teske, Arco J. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/10/13 TI - Early- and late anthracycline-induced cardiac dysfunction: echocardiographic characterization and response to heart failure therapy JO - Cardio-Oncology SP - 23 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - Anthracycline-induced cardiac dysfunction (ACD) is a notorious side effect of anticancer treatment. It has been described as a phenomenon of a continuous progressive decline of cardiac function, eventually leading to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). This progressive nature suggests that patients with a delayed ACD diagnosis have greater compromise of cardiac function and more adverse remodeling, with a poor response to heart failure (HF) treatment. This study aimed to delineate the impact of a delayed ACD diagnosis on echocardiographic characteristics and response to HF treatment. SN - 2057-3804 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-020-00079-3 DO - 10.1186/s40959-020-00079-3 ID - Kamphuis2020 ER -