Quantitative evaluation of radiation-induced heart disease in patients with lung cancer: a three-dimensional speckle tracking imaging study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse cardiovascular events due to radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD) have become the leading cause of death in cancer survivors, and early screening for RIHD has become an important clinical issue. Our objective was to determine the utility of three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (3D-STE) for detecting RIHD.

Methods

According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, patients with lung cancer who received radiotherapy in our hospital for the first time were recruited as subjects. All subjects underwent the conventional echocardiography and 3D-STE examination at six time points (1 day before radiotherapy, 2.5-3 and 5-6 weeks after beginning radiotherapy, and 3-, 6- and 12-month after ending radiotherapy). Routine electrocardiogram, serum cardiac tr

SUBMITTER: Wang ZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11494581 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature