Table 2.
Conventional and strain parameters measured by echocardiography in patients with cardiotoxicity and the control group.
| Control n = 30 |
Cardiotoxicity n = 30 |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left ventricle | |||
| EF Biplane (%) | 59 ± 2 | 46 ± 6 | <0.0001 |
| GLS | −21.1 ± 1.2 | −15.5 ± 2.4 | <0.0001 |
| Right ventricle | |||
| RVSP mmHg | 24 ± 6.4 | 29 ± 7.5 | 0.01 |
| FAC (%) | 47 ± 6 | 42 ± 7 | 0.01 |
| RVFWLS | −28.8 ± 3.6 | −25.0 ± 4.3 | 0.0005 |
| RVGLS | −25.7 ± 2.7 | −21.0 ± 3.1 | <0.0001 |
GLS: global longitudinal strain, FAC: fractional area change, RVFWLS: right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain (3 segments), and RVGLS: right ventricular global longitudinal strain (includes all 6 segments).