Research Article
NT-proBNP as Early Marker of Subclinical Late Cardiotoxicity after Doxorubicin Therapy and Mediastinal Irradiation in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Table 1
Characteristics of 80 asymptomatic survivors of childhood cancer.
| Total number of study population | 80 | Gender | | Male | 40 | Female | 40 | Age at diagnosis (years) | | Mean ± SD (range) |
5.62 ± 1.72 (3–11) | Duration of follow-up (years) | | Mean ± SD (range) | 3.94 ± 1.37 (2–7) | CAD (mg/m2) | | Mean ± SD (range) | 245.4 ± 57.7 (175–380) | Diagnosis (%) | | Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 32 (40) | Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 27 | Solid tumors | 21 | Wilms’ tumor | 11 | Neuroblastoma | 7 | Rhabdomyosarcoma | 3 |
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CAD: cumulative anthracycline doses.
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