[Retracted] Evaluation of Cardiac Function before and after PAD Regimen in Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Three-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Imaging

Table 1

Comparison of the results of the right ventricular two-dimensional conventional echocardiography before and after PAD chemotherapy in all patients (X ± S).

Group	n	TAPSE (mm)	RVD (mm)	RVESA (cm^2)	RVEDA (cm^2)	RVFAC (%)
Before chemotherapy	39	23.23 ± 3.38	22.29 ± 1.69	10.98 ± 3.26	17.86 ± 3.69	40.35 ± 6.89
After 2 cycles of chemotherapy	39	22.28 ± 3.06	22.18 ± 1.83	11.26 ± 3.69	18.03 ± 3.98	39.03 ± 6.03
After 4 cycles of chemotherapy	39	21.89 ± 2.98	22.36 ± 1.58	11.68 ± 4.03	18.20 ± 4.33	38.35 ± 5.86
After 6 cycles of chemotherapy	39	20.98 ± 2.83^a	22.13 ± 1.50	11.80 ± 3.82	18.39 ± 5.03	37.03 ± 5.25^a
F/Z		3.396	0.326	0.807	0.689	3.286
P		0.019	0.807	0.492	0.560	0.022

Note. Compared with before chemotherapy, ^a; compared with that after 2 cycles of chemotherapy, ^b; compared with that after 4 cycles of chemotherapy, ^c.