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Table 3 Echocardiographic parameters in the non-cardiotoxic group

From: Detection of right ventricular dysfunction by three – dimensional echocardiography and two - dimensional speckle tracking in breast cancer patients receiving anthracycline- based chemotherapy

Variables

Baseline

End

6 m.

9 m.

P1

P2

LVEF

62.46 ± 4.87

62.19 ± 4.85

61.60 ± 4.81

60.40 ± 5.10

0.829

0.171

LVGLS

-21.94 ± 1.25

-21.76 ± 1.26

-21.64 ± 1.22

-21.30 ± 1.33

0.657

0.068

SPAP

13.50 ± 3.59

14.77 ± 3.59

14.97 ± 4.06

15.46 ± 3.86

0.225

0.057

RV-S

13.96 ± 1.44

13.42 ± 1.50

13.25 ± 1.47

13.21 ± 1.72

0.108

0.084

TAPSE

1.87 ± 0.18

1.90 ± 0.16

1.87 ± 0.15

1.81 ± 0.11

0.990

0.230

FAC

45.25 ± 5.68

44.83 ± 5.38

44.10 ± 5.42

44.19 ± 5.72

0.743

0.785

RV EDV

89.02 ± 9.02

89.79 ± 8.77

92.79 ± 8.94

93.21 ± 9.38

0.175

0.108

RV ESV

42.67 ± 6.55

42.88 ± 6.65

44.85 ± 6.69

45.48 ± 7.27

0.394

0.181

RV EF

52.17 ± 4.68

52.37 ± 4.65

51.77 ± 4.42

51.87 ± 4.74

0.975

0.989

RV FWLS

-25.23 ± 1.63

-25.09 ± 1.62

-24.95 ± 1.66

-24.66 ± 1.81

0.842

0.356

RV GLS

-23.39 ± 0.85

-23.31 ± 0.85

-23.20 ± 0.87

-22.98 ± 1.03

0.753

0.123

  1. P1: Baseline values compared with 6 months
  2. P2: Baseline values compared with 9 months
  3. LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction, LVGLS: left ventricle global longitudinal strain, SPAP: systolic pulmonary artery pressure, RV-S: right ventricle systolic wave, TAPSE: Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, FAC: fractional area change, RV EDV: right ventricle end-diastolic volume, RV ESV: right ventricle end-systolic volume, RV EF: right ventricle ejection fraction, RVFWLS: right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain, and RVGLS: right ventricular global longitudinal strain