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Late potentials and QT dispersion after high-dose chemotherapy in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Summary The most common cardiotoxic effects of high‐dose cyclophosphamide (CY) are electrocardiographic changes and transient arrhythmias. Therefore, we prospectively assessed serial electrocardiogram (ECG) and signal‐averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG) recordings in 30 adult patients with non‐Hodgki...
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Published in: | Clinical physiology and functional imaging 2010-05, Vol.30 (3), p.175-180 |
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The most common cardiotoxic effects of high‐dose cyclophosphamide (CY) are electrocardiographic changes and transient arrhythmias. Therefore, we prospectively assessed serial electrocardiogram (ECG) and signal‐averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG) recordings in 30 adult patients with non‐Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) receiving high‐dose CY as part of high‐dose chemotherapy (HDT) regimen. All patients were treated with anthracyclines earlier. Heart‐rate‐corrected QT interval and QT dispersion (QTc and QTc dispersion) were measured from ECG. QRS duration and late potentials (LPs) were analysed from SAECG. Both ECG and SAECG were recorded 1 day (d) prior to HDT (d−7) at baseline, and 1 day (d−2), 7 days (d+7), 12 days (+12) and 3 months (m+3) after HDT. Stem cells were infused on day 0 (d0). Cardiac systolic and diastolic function were assessed on (d−7), (d+12) and (m+3) by radionuclide ventriculography. At baseline, four patients presented with LPs. Cardiac systolic function decreased significantly (53 ± 2; 49 ± 2%, P = 0·009 versus baseline), whilst no patient developed acute heart failure. QRS duration prolonged and RMS40 reduced significantly versus baseline (104 ± 3; 107 ± 3 ms, P = 0·003; 41 ± 4; 38 ± 3 μV, P = 0·03), and six patients (21%) presented with LPs after CY treatment. Both QTc interval and QTc dispersion increased versus baseline (402 ± 5; 423 ± 5 ms, P |
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ISSN: | 1475-0961 1475-097X |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2009.00920.x |