The role of dobutamine stress echocardiography in early diagnosis of cardiac toxicity in long-term survivors of asymptomatic children treated with anthracycline

Yildirim A., Tunaoglu F. S., PINARLI F. G., Ilhan M., Oguz A. D., KARADENİZ C., ...More

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.10, no.2, pp.154-162, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/akd.2010.042
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.154-162
  • Keywords: Childhood cancer, dobutamine stress echocardiography, late cardiotoxicity, anthracycline, CHILDHOOD-CANCER SURVIVORS, LEFT-VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, DIASTOLIC FUNCTION, DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, UNITED-STATES, CARDIOTOXICITY, DYSFUNCTION, PATTERNS
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Long-term survivors of asymptomatic children treated with anthracycline may have cardiac toxicity without clinical findings. The subclinical cardiac toxicity could be evaluated by dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) with exploring effective and safe doses of dobutamine.