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. 2012 Jul 16;30(23):2876–2884. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.40.3584

Table 4.

CMR Results in Survivors Who Received Low-Dose (< 150 mg/m2) or High-Dose (> 350 mg/m2) Anthracyclines, RT Only, or RT Plus Anthracyclines Among Patients Previously Undiagnosed With Cardiotoxicity

Variable No. of Evaluable Patients Median Range Mean SD Expected Mean* Prevalence Beyond 2 SD of Normal
No. %
Ejection fraction (%)
    ≤ 150 mg/m2 anthracycline, no RT 45 58.5 50.6-67.0 58.1 4.1 63.9 12 27
    > 350 mg/m2 anthracycline, no RT 26 55.9 42.4-66.1 55.5 5.7 64.1 9 35
    RT only 18 57.2 40.8-68.5 55.3 7.1 64.1 6 33
    RT plus anthracycline 19 55.1 41.3-65.5 54.5 5.5 64.1 8 42
    Total 108 57.2 40.8-68.5 56.3 5.5 64.0 35 32
End-diastolic volume/body-surface area (mL/m2)
    ≤ 150 mg/m2 anthracycline, no RT 45 67.9 34.7-100.7 66.0 14.3 83.0 0 0
    > 350 mg/m2 anthracycline, no RT 26 80.4 53.5-102.5 77.6 13.5 79.9 1 4
    RT only 18 62.8 43.9-88.0 63.7 11.3 78.8 0 0
    RT plus anthracycline 19 70.4 52.6-86.9 68.7 8.74 80.7 0 0
    Total 108 70.2 34.7-102.5 69.7 13.5 81.2 1 1
Stroke volume, mL
    ≤ 150 mg/m2 anthracycline, no RT 45 75.1 40.5-121.1 77.5 19.2 96.6 13 29
    > 350 mg/m2 anthracycline, no RT 26 85.1 45.6-116.7 81.5 16.8 95.3 4 15
    RT only 18 69.0 32.6-105.4 67.8 16.1 96.6 6 33
    RT plus anthracycline 19 70.6 44.4-113.1 73.1 16.1 95.3 6 32
    Total 108 74.1 32.6-121.1 76.06 18.0 96.1 29 27
Cardiac mass/body-surface area (g/m2)
    ≤ 150 mg/m2 anthracycline, no RT 45 41.2 29.3-61.9 42.6 8.1 55.5 25 56
    > 350 mg/m2 anthracycline, no RT 26 45.7 32.8-73.3 46.2 9.1 59.8 11 43
    RT only 18 44.6 32.4-68.9 45.0 10.3 61.4 12 67
    RT plus anthracycline 19 43.4 34.4-57.6 45.5 6.5 58.6 4 21
    Total 108 43.5 29.3-73.3 44.4 8.5 58.0 52 48

Abbreviations: CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance [imaging]; RT, radiotherapy; SD, standard deviation.

*

Based on normative, age- and sex-stratified CMR data.