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. 2022 May 7;14(9):2320. doi: 10.3390/cancers14092320

Table 2.

Echocardiographic parameters at baseline and follow-up during chemotherapy.

Unmatching Matching *
Dox-ICI Cohort (n = 22) Dox Cohort (n = 73) Dox Cohort (n = 22)
Baseline 6-Month p Value Baseline 6-Month p Value Baseline 6-Month p Value
LVEF, % 65 ± 5 56 ± 8 0.003 66 ± 6 59 ± 6 <0.001 66 ± 6 60 ± 9 <0.001
Change in LVEF, % −9.3 ± 2.1 −7.0 ± 1.3 0.376 −6.9 ± 1.9 0.188 †
(Absolute change)
LVEDD, mm 47 ± 3 45 ± 2 0.291 48 ± 3 48 ± 2 0.674 48 ± 3 48 ± 2 0.624
LVESD, mm 30 ± 2 31 ± 1 0.952 31 ± 3 32 ± 3 0.856 31 ± 3 33 ± 3 0.122
LAVI, mL/m2 27.6 ± 1.3 27.5 ± 2.1 0.965 27.8 ± 11.0 28.4 ± 12.0 0.776 27.8 ± 11.0 28.8 ± 7.2 0.650
E velocity, cm/s 0.68 ± 0.16 0.58 ± 0.28 0.127 0.69 ± 0.16 0.65 ± 0.20 0.196 0.69 ± 0.16 0.64 ± 0.18 0.095
A velocity, cm/s 0.63 ± 0.24 0.51 ± 0.29 0.051 0.64 ± 0.16 0.67 ± 0.17 0.332 0.64 ± 0.16 0.67 ± 0.17 0.148
S’, cm/s 8.42 ± 2.06 6.15 ± 3.19 <0.001 8.1 ± 1.5 7.2 ± 2.2 0.698 8.1 ± 1.5 7.2 ± 2.2 0.375
e’, cm/s 8.12 ± 2.39 6.07 ± 3.27 0.007 8.1 ± 2.7 7.0 ± 2.6 0.449 8.1 ± 2.7 7.1 ± 2.3 0.225
a’, cm/s 9.21 ± 3.30 6.89 ± 4.28 0.01 8.7 ± 1.8 8.1 ± 2.3 0.101 8.7 ± 1.8 8.1 ± 2.3 0.419
E/e’ ratio 8.76 ± 2.27 9.60 ± 2.27 0.602 9.1 ± 2.7 9.8 ± 4.1 0.209 9.1 ± 2.7 9.6 ± 2.9 0.589
PASP, mmHg 22 ± 9 27 ± 9 0.504 26 ± 7 28 ± 9 0.353 26 ± 7 28 ± 8 0.267
LVGLS, % −18.6 ± 1.9 −15.3 ± 3.6 0.015 −17.3 ± 2.3 −15.4 ± 3.6 <0.001 −17.3 ± 2.3 −15.6 ± 2.8 <0.001
Change in LVGLS, % −12.4 ± −2.4 −10.1 ± −1.9 0.392 −10.0 ± −1.8 0.296 †
(Relative change)

* Matching for age, sex and adriamycin cumulative dose. † p for Dox-ICI group and matching Dox group.