Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients from Southern Sri Lanka: An Echocardiographic Analysis

Table 3

Comparison of echocardiographic parameters among the four stages.

Echocardiographic parameters	One day prior to anthracycline chemotherapy (baseline readings, stage I)	One day after 1^st dose of anthracycline chemotherapy (stage II)	One day after last dose of anthracycline chemotherapy (stage III)	Six months after completion of anthracycline chemotherapy (stage IV)
EF (%)
FS (%)
PWT, LV (mm)
IVS, LV (mm)
LVEDD (mm)
LVESD (mm)

All values are expressed as (). values , , compared to the baseline readings. Paired -test was applied to compare echocardiographic parameters between the baseline and one day and six months after the completion of anthracycline chemotherapy. EF: ejection fraction; FS: fractioning shortening; PWT, LV: posterior wall thickness (left ventricle); IVS, LV: thickness of interventricular septum (left ventricle); LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD: left ventricular end-systolic diameter.