Objective: To evaluate the dynamic changes in right ventricular(RV) systolic function during anthracycline-based chemotherapy in breast cancer patients of different ages using 3D-STE. Methods: A total of 50 breast cancer patients confirmed by core needle biopsy at the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from January 2025 to December 2025 were enrolled. Patients were divided into two groups according to age: ≤45 years group(n=25) and >45 years group(n=25). Echocardiographic examinations were performed before chemotherapy(T0) and after the 1st, 2nd, and 4th cycles(T1, T2, T4). Parameters including three-dimensional RV global longitudinal strain(3D-RVGLS), RV free wall longitudinal strain(3D-RVFWLS), and conventional echocardiographic indices were obtained and compared. Longitudinal changes in cardiac function parameters and the effect of age group were analyzed. A linear mixed-effects model was constructed for each cardiac function parameter to evaluate the main effect of time, main effect of group, and time×group interaction. In addition, changes at different chemotherapy stages(ΔT0→T1, ΔT1→T2, ΔT2→T4) and the total change over the entire course(ΔT0→T4) were calculated to compare RV function between the two age groups.Results:The linear mixed-effects model showed that all cardiac function parameters exhibited timedependent deterioration(all P<0.001). The time×group interaction effects were statistically significant for 3D-RVGLS(F=7.95,P<0.001), 3D-RVFWLS(F=7.20,P<0.001), and right ventricular fractional area change(RVFAC)(F=9.55,P<0.001). Stage-wise comparisons: during the T0→T1 period, the decrease in 3D-RVFWLS in the >45 years group was greater than that in the ≤45 years group(t=-3.30,P=0.002), and the decrease in RVFAC was also greater than that in the ≤45 years group(t=5.70,P<0.001). Over the entire T0→T4 course, the total decreases in both 3D-RVGLS and 3D-RVFWLS in the >45 years group were greater than those in the ≤45 years group(bothP<0.001), and the total decrease in RVFAC was also greater than that in the ≤45 years group(t=2.445,P=0.019). Conclusion: 3D-STE enables early detection of anthracycline-related subclinical right ventricular systolic dysfunction. Age is closely associated with injury progression, and patients aged >45 years exhibit a dynamic pattern of earlier and faster right ventricular functional decline. |
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