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. 2023 Apr 12;8(6):524–534. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.0494

Table. Baseline Clinical, Oncological, Laboratory, and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Characteristics of the Entire Study Cohort and Patients With and Without Cancer Therapy–Related Cardiac Dysfunction (CTRCD).

Characteristic No. (%) P value
All patients (N = 136) No CTRCD (n = 99) CTRCD (n = 37)
Age, mean (SD), y 51.1 (9.2) 50.5 (9.0) 52.6 (9.8) .25
Race
Asian 50 (37) 37 (37) 13 (35) .34
Black 4 (3) 2 (2) 2 (5)
Non-Black Hispanic 6 (4) 3 (3) 3 (8)
White 76 (56) 57 (58) 19 (51)
Blood pressure, mean (SD), mm Hg
Systolic 118 (16) 117 (16) 119 (16) .41
Diastolic 75 (10) 74 (9) 78 (11) .08
Heart rate, mean (SD), bpm 66 (9) 65 (8) 69 (11) .09
Diabetes 5 (3.7) 2 (2.0) 3 (8.1) .12
Hypertension 21 (15.4) 16 (16.2) 5 (13.5) .80
Dyslipidemia 14 (10.3) 6 (6.1) 8 (21.6) .02
Smoking 33 (24.3) 21 (21.2) 12 (32.4) .18
Baseline medications
ACE inhibitor 6 (4.4) 3 (3.0) 3 (8.1) .34
Angiotensin receptor blocker 7 (5.1) 7 (7.1) 0 (0.0) .19
β-Blocker 7 (5.1) 5 (5.1) 2 (5.4) <.99
Statin 9 (6.6) 4 (4.0) 5 (13.5) .06
Any cardiac medication 22 (16.2) 14 (14.1) 8 (21.6) .30
Breast cancer stage .53
1 16 (11.8) 12 (12.1) 4 (10.8)
2 81 (59.6) 60 (60.6) 21 (56.8)
3 38 (27.9) 27 (27.3) 11 (29.7)
4a 1 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 1(2.7)
Breast cancer side .84
Left 79 (58.1) 56 (56.6) 23 (23.2)
Right 55 (40.4) 41 (41.4) 14 (37.8)
Bilateral 2 (1.5) 2 (2.0) 0 (0)
CMR measures, mean (SD)
LVEDV, mL 128.1 (22.4) 127.1 (20.3) 130.8 (27.4) .45
LVEDV indexed, mL/m2 74.4 (11.6) 74.5 (11.0) 74.2 (13.3) .88
LVESV, mL 47.5 (10.7) 46.7 (9.9) 49.5 (12.4) .21
LVESV indexed, mL/m2 27.6 (5.8) 27.4 (5.5) 28.1 (6.4) .54
LVEF, % 63.2 (4.0) 63.4 (4.0) 62.4 (4.0) .17
LV mass index, g/m2 35.9 (6.0) 36.2 (6.2) 35.2 (5.4) .37
GLS, % 18.5 (1.9) 18.8 (1.9) 17.8 (1.8) .01
GCS, % 20.7 (2.1) 20.9 (2.0) 20.0 (2.1) .03
EGEr, median (IQR) 1.95 (1.55-2.69) 1.89 (1.55-2.60) 2.06 (1.72-2.85) .33
T1, milliseconds 1012.0 (26.4) 1013.1 (25.7) 1009.0 (28.5) .45
T2, milliseconds 51.4 (2.2) 51.5 (2.1) 51.0 (2.3) .24
ECV, % 25.3 (2.4) 25.4 (2.4) 24.9 (2.6) .30
Indexed ECV, mL/m2 8.7 (1.7) 8.8 (1.7) 8.4 (1.7) .25
Indexed ICV, mL/m2 25.6 (4.5) 25.8 (4.7) 25.2 (3.8) .46
Serum biomarkers, mean (SD)
BNP level, pg/mL 21.0 (13.8) 21.1 (12.8) 20.9 (16.4) .96
hs-cTnI Level, ng/L 3.3 (3.8) 3.7 (4.4) 2.0 (1.0) .001

Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; bpm, beats per minute; ECV, extracellular volume fraction; EGEr, early gadolinium enhancement ratio; GCS, global circumferential strain; GLS, global longitudinal strain; hs-cTnI, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I; ICV, intracellular volume; LV, left ventricular; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume.

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One patient had stage 3 disease at study enrollment, but early during treatment was found to have solitary metastasis to the liver. She continued the same cancer regimen and therefore was kept in the study.