Doppler echocardiography during the follow-up of hematological patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Our retrospective experience underscores the ability of Doppler echocardiography to detect the cardiotoxicity of chemotherapy (functional and pericardial abnormalities, heart involvement) and points out the need for an accurate echocardiographic follow-up of hematologic patients.
Marra
Francesco
F
Galderisi
Maurizio
M
Camera
Andrea
A
Rinaldi
Ciro R
CR
Innelli
Pasquale
P
Rotoli
Bruno
B
de Divitiis
Oreste
O
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents