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ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY

Cardioprotective Therapy Initiation in Chemotherapy Patients

An international study of patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy or left chest radiation therapy showed that those who showed isolated reductions in echocardiography left ventricular global longitudinal strain but not ejection fraction during follow-up who were randomized to neurohormonal therapy vs. usual care showed better preservation of 12-month cardiac magnetic resonance-determined ejection fraction.