Echocardiography Monitoring during Anthracycline Administration in Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: The Tei Index Evaluation.

Anthracyclines are widely employed in lymphoma's chemotherapy and has been shown to induce heart failure. Echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular (LV) systolic function are usually used to monitor the cardiac side effects during and after anthracyclines treatment. The measurement of theTei index could anticipate the onset of LV dysfunction.