Radionuclide ventriculography phase analysis for risk stratification of patients undergoing cardiotoxic cancer therapy.

Autor: Jones KA; Department of Nuclear Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK. k.jones.3@research.gla.ac.uk.; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. k.jones.3@research.gla.ac.uk., Small AD; Department of Nuclear Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.; School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Ray S; School of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Hamilton DJ; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Martin W; Department of Nuclear Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Robinson J; Department of Nuclear Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Goodfield NER; Department of Nuclear Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK., Paterson CA; Department of Nuclear Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology [J Nucl Cardiol] 2022 Apr; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 581-589. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 03.
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02277-z
Abstrakt: Background: Accurate diagnostic tools to identify patients at risk of cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) are critical. For patients undergoing cardiotoxic cancer therapy, ejection fraction assessment using radionuclide ventriculography (RNVG) is commonly used for serial assessment of left ventricular (LV) function.
Methods: In this retrospective study, approximate entropy (ApEn), synchrony, entropy, and standard deviation from the phase histogram (phase SD) were investigated as potential early markers of LV dysfunction to predict CTRCD. These phase parameters were calculated from the baseline RNVG phase image for 177 breast cancer patients before commencing cardiotoxic therapy.
Results: Of the 177 patients, 11 had a decline in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of over 10% to an LVEF below 50% after treatment had commenced. This patient group had a significantly higher ApEn at baseline to those who maintained a normal LVEF throughout treatment. Of the parameters investigated, ApEn was superior for predicting the risk of CTRCD. Combining ApEn with the baseline LVEF further improved the discrimination between the groups.
Conclusions: The results suggest that RNVG phase analysis using approximate entropy may aid in the detection of sub-clinical LV contraction abnormalities, not detectable by baseline LVEF measurement, predicting a subsequent decline in LVEF.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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