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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular echography2020

Valvular Damage.

Ines Paola Monte, Matteo Cameli, Valentina Losi, Fiorella Privitera, Rodolfo Citro

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Review in Journal of cardiovascular echography, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ines Paola MonteDepartment of General Surgery and Medical-Surgery Specialities, University of Catania, AOU Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy.
Matteo CameliDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Valentina LosiDepartment of Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate, University of Catania, AOU Policlinico, Catania, Italy.
Fiorella PriviteraDepartment of General Surgery and Medical-Surgery Specialities, University of Catania, AOU Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy.
Rodolfo CitroDepartment of Heart, University Hospital of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
University of Catania · ITAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele · ITUniversity of Salerno · ITUniversity of Siena · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Valvular heart diseases (VHD) may be observed in patients with cancer for several reasons, including preexisting valve lesions, radiotherapy, infective endocarditis, and secondary to the left ventricle dysfunction. The incidence of VHD is especially in younger survivors treated with thoracic radiation therapy for certain malignancies, such as Hodgkin's lymphoma and breast cancer. The mechanism of radiation-induced damage to heart valves is not clear and includes diffuse fibrocalcific thickening of the valve. VHD is commonly diagnosed after a long latent period, in the context of clinical symptoms, or suspected on the basis of a new murmur. The evaluation includes identification of anatomical valve abnormalities, valve dysfunction, and assessing the functional consequences of valve dysfunction on the ventricles. Echocardiography is the optimal imaging technique for diagnostic and therapeutic management. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance and computed tomography (CT) may be used to assess the severity of VHD, but cardiac CT is mainly useful for detecting extensive calcifications of the ascending aorta. Patients exposed to mediastinal radiotherapy and minimal valve dysfunction require follow-up of 2-3 years, with moderate valve disease yearly, with severe, should be assessed for valve surgery.

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Anthracyclinebreast cancerechocardiographyHodgkin's lymphomamediastinal radiotherapyvalvular heart disease

Identifiers

PMID32566463
PMCPMC7293871
OpenAlexW4246980256

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