Short-Term Changes in Cardiac Function in Osteosarcoma Patients Receiving Anthracyclines

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Abstract

Studies of cardiac function in adolescent and young adult survivors have been performed at least a decade after anthracycline exposure, with little knowledge of short-term changes in cardiac function in this age group. To this end, we evaluated cardiac function within a 2-year period among 18 patients who received high-dose anthracyclines for osteosarcoma treatment. At 2 years, there was a significant decline in left ventricular ejection fraction (p = 0.005), with 8 of 18 patients having a >10% reduction. There was a significant change in E-wave velocity (p = 0.04). To our knowledge, this is the first study assessing short-term change in systolic and diastolic function in osteosarcoma patients receiving anthracyclines.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)385-386
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of adolescent and young adult oncology
Volume8
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019

Keywords

  • adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
  • anthracyclines
  • cardiac function
  • osteosarcoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Oncology

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