Objective We sought to investigate left ventricular (LV) structure, function and mechanics in the patients with leukemia and lymphoma before initiation of chemotherapy, as well as the relationship between hematological malignancies and reduced LV longitudinal strain. Methods This retrospective investigation included 71 patients with leukemia and lymphoma before chemotherapy and 36 healthy controls. All participants underwent echocardiographic examination before initiation of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Results LV global longitudinal strain (− 20.2 ± 1.7% vs. − 17.9 ± 3.0%, p < 0.001) was significantly lower in the patients with hematological malignancies than in controls. There was no difference in LV circumferential and radial strains between two observed groups. Subendocardial and subepicardial longitudinal strains were significantly lower in the patients with hematological malignancies (− 20.5 ± 3.6% vs. − 22.5 ± 3.8%, p = 0.001 for subendocardial strain; − 18.0 ± 1.5% vs. − 15.8 ± 2.6%, p < 0.001 for subepicardial strain). Hematological malignancies were associated with reduced global LV longitudinal strain (OR 21.0; 95%CI 2.04–215.0, p = 0.010) independently of age, gender, heart rate, body mass index, left ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular mass index, and glucose level. Conclusions LV longitudinal strain was impaired in the patients with leukemia and lymphoma even before initiation of chemotherapy. Endocardial and epicardial LV layers are equally affected in the patients with hematological malignancies. Newly diagnosed hematological malignancies were related with reduced LV global longitudinal strain independently of common clinical and echocardiographic parameters.

Pavlovic, M., Dordevic, A., Haßfeld, S., Cuspidi, C., Düngen, H., Tadic, M. (2021). Left ventricular mechanics in patients with hematological malignancies before initiation of chemo- and radiotherapy. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, 37(3), 881-887 [10.1007/s10554-020-02061-7].

Left ventricular mechanics in patients with hematological malignancies before initiation of chemo- and radiotherapy

Cuspidi, C;
2021

Abstract

Objective We sought to investigate left ventricular (LV) structure, function and mechanics in the patients with leukemia and lymphoma before initiation of chemotherapy, as well as the relationship between hematological malignancies and reduced LV longitudinal strain. Methods This retrospective investigation included 71 patients with leukemia and lymphoma before chemotherapy and 36 healthy controls. All participants underwent echocardiographic examination before initiation of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Results LV global longitudinal strain (− 20.2 ± 1.7% vs. − 17.9 ± 3.0%, p < 0.001) was significantly lower in the patients with hematological malignancies than in controls. There was no difference in LV circumferential and radial strains between two observed groups. Subendocardial and subepicardial longitudinal strains were significantly lower in the patients with hematological malignancies (− 20.5 ± 3.6% vs. − 22.5 ± 3.8%, p = 0.001 for subendocardial strain; − 18.0 ± 1.5% vs. − 15.8 ± 2.6%, p < 0.001 for subepicardial strain). Hematological malignancies were associated with reduced global LV longitudinal strain (OR 21.0; 95%CI 2.04–215.0, p = 0.010) independently of age, gender, heart rate, body mass index, left ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular mass index, and glucose level. Conclusions LV longitudinal strain was impaired in the patients with leukemia and lymphoma even before initiation of chemotherapy. Endocardial and epicardial LV layers are equally affected in the patients with hematological malignancies. Newly diagnosed hematological malignancies were related with reduced LV global longitudinal strain independently of common clinical and echocardiographic parameters.
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Left ventricle; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Strain;
English
12-ott-2020
2021
37
3
881
887
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Pavlovic, M., Dordevic, A., Haßfeld, S., Cuspidi, C., Düngen, H., Tadic, M. (2021). Left ventricular mechanics in patients with hematological malignancies before initiation of chemo- and radiotherapy. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, 37(3), 881-887 [10.1007/s10554-020-02061-7].
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