LOGISTIC UTILITY OF MANDATORY ROUTINE BASELINE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY EXAMS PRIOR TO TREATMENT WITH ANTHRACYCLINES FOR BREAST CANCER: CHALLENGING A NON-EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATION

LOGISTIC UTILITY OF MANDATORY ROUTINE BASELINE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY EXAMS PRIOR TO TREATMENT WITH ANTHRACYCLINES FOR BREAST CANCER: CHALLENGING A NON-EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATION

Background Several oncologic and cardiovascular organizations have recommended routine left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) evaluation for all patients prior to anthracycline chemotherapy for breast cancer. [...]routine baseline TTE only slightly influenced the management of one low-risk patien...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2018-03, Vol.71 (11), p.A1523-A1523
Hauptverfasser: Banchs, Jose A., DaSilva-DeAbreu, Adrian, Quezada, Raymundo Quintana, Booser, Daniel, Serauto, Astrid, Petitto, Gabriela Sanchez
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Sprache:eng
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Anthracycline
Breast cancer
Cardiology
Echocardiography
Patients
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Zusammenfassung:Background Several oncologic and cardiovascular organizations have recommended routine left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) evaluation for all patients prior to anthracycline chemotherapy for breast cancer. [...]routine baseline TTE only slightly influenced the management of one low-risk patient; besides other two with known risk factors.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(18)32064-3