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

Table 2

Comparison of the results of the left ventricular two-dimensional conventional echocardiography before and after PAD chemotherapy in all patients.

Group	n	LVEF (%)	LVESV (ml)	LVEDV (ml)	IVSD (mm)
Before chemotherapy	31	64.09 ± 3.98	38.69 ± 8.83	113.03 ± 22.83	9.03 ± 0.89
After 2 cycles of chemotherapy	31	63.60 ± 6.03	38.20 ± 9.03	112.53 ± 21.18	8.86 ± 0.90
After 4 cycles of chemotherapy	31	63.09 ± 5.25	37.69 ± 8.50	111.60 ± 20.98	8.93 ± 0.88
After 6 cycles of chemotherapy	31	62.01 ± 3.86^a	37.03 ± 8.08	110.83 ± 20.08	8.83 ± 0.86
F/Z		3.582	0.663	0.233	0.380
		0.015	0.576	0.873	0.767

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