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

Table 3

Comparison of the right ventricular 3D-STI related parameters before and after chemotherapy in all patients with PAD.

Group	n	RVGCS (%)	RVGLS (%)	RVGRS (%)
Before chemotherapy	39	16.53 ± 2.30	28.68 ± 2.86	70.83 ± 8.98
After 2 cycles of chemotherapy	39	15.80 ± 2.16	27.06 ± 2.69^a	68.86 ± 9.26
After 4 cycles of chemotherapy	39	15.08 ± 2.06^a	25.66 ± 2.33^ab	66.02 ± 9.13^a
After 6 cycles of chemotherapy	39	14.66 ± 1.98^ab	24.06 ± 2.08^abc	65.07 ± 9.28^a
F/Z		8.036	16.369	3.893
		＜0.001	＜0.001	0.010

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