Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography predicts cardiotoxicity induced by postoperative chemotherapy in breast cancer patients
Fang Zhou, Jian Liu, Department of Breast Surgery, Key Laboratory of Clinical Cancer Pharmacology and Toxicology Research of Zhejiang Province, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
Lin Niu, Min Zhao, Wei-Xing Ni, Department of Ultrasound, Key Laboratory of Clinical Cancer Pharmacology and Toxicology Research of Zhejiang Province, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhou F and Niu L contributed equally to this study; Zhou F, Niu L, and Zhao M designed the research; Zhou F, Niu L, Zhao M, Ni WX, and Liu J performed the research; Ni WX and Liu J contributed new analytic tools; Zhou F, Niu L, Ni WX, and Liu J analyzed the data; Zhou F, Niu L, and Zhao M wrote the paper.
Supported by Medical and Health Foundation Project of Zhejiang Province, China, No. 2020KY690; and Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China, No. LGF20H020004.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the ethics committee of Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
Informed consent statement: All patients gave informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement.
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Corresponding author: Min Zhao, MD, Deputy Chief Physician, Department of Ultrasound, Key Laboratory of Clinical Cancer Pharmacology and Toxicology Research of Zhejiang Province, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China. hzzhaomin@126.com
Received: February 24, 2020
Peer-review started: February 24, 2020
First decision: March 27, 2020
Revised: April 1, 2020
Accepted: June 2, 2020
Article in press: June 2, 2020
Published online: June 26, 2020
