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Ziliang Chen1, Ke Lu2, Lingling Zhou1
1Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, PR China.
Background:
Patients receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy (AbC) for newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) may develop cardiac electrophysiological abnormalities. In this study, their electrocardiography (ECG) features were analyzed.
Methods:
Electronic health records of patients with a diagnosis of DLBCL and treated with AbC were reviewed retrospectively. Variables from ECGs obtained around anthracycline treatment were manually measured.
Results:
A total of 76 patients (57% males). The incidence of abnormal ECG increased from 36.8% at baseline to 48.7%, of which only the prevalence of fragmented QRS (fQRS) significantly increased after AbC (15.8% to 28.9%, P = 0.041). In comparison with baseline ECG parameters, corrected QT interval (QTc) statistically prolonged (399.95 ± 27.11 ms to 415.07 ± 31.03 ms, P < 0.001), whilst QT dispersion (QTd) significantly (41.25 ± 16.15 ms to 36.70 ± 11.84 ms, P = 0.032) decreased.
Conclusion:
In DLBCL patients receiving anthracycline-based therapies, the main ECG abnormalities detected were fQRS and QTc prolongation. Regular ECG monitoring should be carefully performed on follow-up to detect cardiotoxicity during follow-up after treatment.
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