Study on the effects of chemotherapy with anthracyclines in cardiac function of patients with malignant lymphomas
Abstract
Introduction: Anthracyclines have been widely used in the treatment of hematological malignancies. Their major adverse effect is cardiomyopathy, however their effect in vascular elasticity has not been completely elucidated. The aim of present study was to investigate the effects of anthracyclines on aortic elastic properties in patients with lymphomas. Methods: We studied 70 patients with lymphomas, 37 males (52.9%) aged 44±19 years free from any cardiorenal and metabolic comorbidity. 45 (64.2%) had a non-Hodgkin lymphoma and the remaining a Hodgkin lymphoma. All participants were evaluated with echocardiography, laboratory and clinical examinations to estimate cardiac function and aortic elasticity in the following study phases: before the administration of anthracyclines (i.e. baseline), three months and one year after the initiation of treatment.Results: A progressive decrease in aorta distensibility was observed between the 3 phases of study (2.48±0.2 vs. 2.41±0.18, vs. 2.36±0.23 ...
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