Physical Activity and Cardiac Function in Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher levels of physical activity are associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease in the general population. Whether the same holds for women who underwent treatment for breast cancer is unclear.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between physical activity in a typical week in the past 12 months and cardiac dysfunction in breast cancer survivors.

Methods

We used data from a cohort of breast cancer survivors who were treated at ages 40 to 50 years (N = 559). The association between physical activity and global longitudinal strain (GLS) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was evaluated using both linear and modified Poisson regression analyses adjusted for relevant confounders.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Naaktgeboren WR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9270603 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature