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. 2020 Mar 31;8:123. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.00123

Table 3.

Cardiovascular findings according to oncologic diagnosis.

Cardiovascular parameters Total
N = 79
Hodgkin lymphoma
N = 20
Sarcoma
N = 17
ALL
N = 24
Relapse ALL
N = 10
Others*
N = 8
p
CPET
VO2 max (% norm) 91 ± 21 94 ± 26 79 ± 13 96 ± 19 89 ± 20 92 ± 24 nsd
Laboratory
NTproBNP (ng/dL) 40 [6-763] 40 [6-168] 130 [17-763] 33 [8-77] 37 [7-139] 54 [15-273] 0.043d
NTproBNP elevateda 18/65 (28) 5/19 (26) 10/15 (67) 0/17 2/9 (22) 1/5 (20) 0.001e
n/N (%)
cTNT (ng/dL) 0.004 [0.001-0.10] 0.004 [0.003-0.10] 0.006 [0.001-0.009] 0.003 [0.003-0.008] 0.005 [0.003-0.01] 0.003 [0.003-0.006] nsd
TTE morphology
Myocardial hypertrophyb; 0/79 0/20 0/17 0/24 0/10 0/8 NA
n/N (%)
LV dilatationc 1/79 (1) 0/20 1/17 (6) 0/24 0/10 0/8 nse
n/N (%)
TTE systolic function
EF (%) 62 ± 7 63 ± 7 60 ± 8 63 ± 7 65 ± 8 61 ± 6 nsd
GLS −18.7 [−22.6 to −10.0] −20.1 [−22.6 to −14.8] −17.0 [−21.0 to −10.0] −18.4 [−22.6 to −15] −18.5 [−22.1 to −14.8] −19.2 [−20.0 to −16.5] nsd
TTE diastolic function
LA volume/BSA (ml/m2) 16.1 ± 3.9 16.0 ± 3.4 17.9 ± 4.2 15.3 ± 4.0 14.4 ± 4.2 17.0 ± 2.3 nsd
MV E/A ratio 1.6 [1.0–3.3] 1.4 [1.0–2.1] 1.6 [1.0–3.1] 1.6 [1.0–3.3] 1.3 [1.0–3.0] 1.7 [1.5–2.3] nsd
MV E dec (ms) 175 ± 37 179 ± 47 171 ± 32 183 ± 32 162 ± 33 167 ± 40 nsd
MV E/E' sept 6.0 [3.4–17.2] 5.3 [3.8–7.6] 6.9 [3.8–17.2] 5.3 [3.4–7.7] 7 [5.4–15.0] 6.5 [3.7–8.4] 0.006d
MV E/E' sept abnormal; 8/72 (11) 0/18 4/15 (27) 0/23 3/10 (30) 1/6 (17) 0.001e
n/N (%)
CMR
LGE positive; 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA
n/N (%)
T1 ECV 22 ± 2 20 22 ± 2 NA 21 ± 1 25 ± 1 nsd
Any cardiovascular abnormality
n/N (%) 38/79 (48) 9/20 (45) 14/17 (82) 5/24 (21) 5/10 (50) 5/8 (63) 0.003 e

Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation or median [range] according to data distribution.

*

Other oncologic diagnosis include nephroblastoma (N = 4), neuroblastoma (N = 3), and hepatoblastoma (N = 1).

a

NTproBNP elevated defined by values >100 ng/dL.

b

Myocardial hypertrophy defined by left ventricular enddiastolic posterior wall z-score >2.

c

Left ventricular dilatation defined by left ventricular enddiastolic diameter z-score >2.

d

ANOVA (analysis of variances) or Kruskall-Wallis-test according to data distribution.

e

Pearson chi square.

N, number of patients; ns, not significant; NA, not available; ng, nanogram; dL, deciliter; CPET, cardiopulmonary exercise testing; VO2 max (% norm), peak respiratory oxygen uptake in % predicted; NTproBNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; cTNT, cardiac troponin T; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography; LV, Left ventricular; EF, Ejection Fraction; GLS, Global longitudinal strain; LA, left atrium; BSA, body surface area; MV, Mitral valve; CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; LGE, Late gadolinium enhancement; ECV, extracellular volume fraction.