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Assessment of Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain for Early Prediction of Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity
Oikonomou EK, Kokkinidis DG, Kampaktsis PN, Amir EA, Marwick TH, Gupta D, Thavendiranathan P. Assessment of Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain for Early Prediction of Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity. JAMA Cardiology 2019, 4: 1007-1018. PMID: 31433450, PMCID: PMC6705141, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.2952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunctionGlobal longitudinal strainLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainVentricular global longitudinal strainPrognostic valueCutoff valuePublication biasMeasurement of GLSNew-onset heart failure symptomsAbsolute global longitudinal strainWorse global longitudinal strainLarge prospective multicenter studyLeft ventricular ejection fractionDiscriminatory performanceLongitudinal strainChemotherapy-Induced CardiotoxicityGLS cutoff valueSubclinical ventricular dysfunctionHeart failure symptomsProspective multicenter studyVentricular ejection fractionCochrane Library databasesRisk of biasOptimal cutoff valueBetter prognostic performance
2020
Molecular imaging to guide precision diagnosis and prevention of cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction
Oikonomou EK. Molecular imaging to guide precision diagnosis and prevention of cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction. Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 2020, 20: 355-358. PMID: 31944137, DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2020.1717336.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2018
Development and Validation of a Clinical Score for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification of Long‐Term Childhood Cancer Survivors
Oikonomou EK, Athanasopoulou SG, Kampaktsis PN, Kokkinidis DG, Papanastasiou CA, Feher A, Steingart RM, Oeffinger KC, Gupta D. Development and Validation of a Clinical Score for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification of Long‐Term Childhood Cancer Survivors. The Oncologist 2018, 23: 965-973. PMID: 29593100, PMCID: PMC6156177, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCancer SurvivorsCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHumansMaleNeoplasmsRisk FactorsYoung AdultConceptsLong-term childhood cancer survivorsChildhood cancer survivorsCardiovascular risk stratificationCardiovascular mortalityCancer survivorsRisk scoreCardiovascular riskRisk stratificationRisk of CVMTreatment-related adverse eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsRisk stratification toolSimple risk scoreCongestive heart failureCumulative incidence rateEnd Results ProgramMedian time periodPopulation-based studyHistory of lymphomaHigh-risk groupLow-risk groupSimple clinical toolHistory of radiationNon-white raceHealth care providers