Publications by authors named "Giacomo Gamberini"

Aim: This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the impact of anthracycline chemotherapy on subclinical right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in breast cancer patients, using traditional echocardiographic parameters and strain-based measures, such as the RV global longitudinal strain (RV GLS) and the RV free-wall longitudinal strain (RV FWLS).

Methods And Results: A systematic search was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines, including 15 studies with a total of 1148 breast cancer patients undergoing anthracycline chemotherapy. The primary outcome was the evaluation of changes in RV GLS and RV FWLS pre- and post-chemotherapy.

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