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

Table 4

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

Group	n	LVGCS (%)	LVGLS (%)	LVGRS (%)
Before chemotherapy	39	18.86 ± 2.16	19.03 ± 1.98	43.26 ± 1.98
After 2 cycles of chemotherapy	39	18.60 ± 2.08	18.50 ± 2.06	42.90 ± 2.03
After 4 cycles of chemotherapy	39	18.36 ± 1.83	17.83 ± 2.16^a	42.53 ± 1.89
After 6 cycles of chemotherapy	39	18.01 ± 2.06	17.03 ± 2.09^ab	42.01 ± 2.18^a
F/Z		1.006	5.280	3.080
		0.392	0.002	0.029

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