Left ventricular global longitudinal strain is worse in BRCA mutation positive breast cancer patients prior to cancer treatment and premature menopause

By sjmartinez • May 9, 2024

Lin B, LeVee A, Cao L, Basho R, Tamarappoo B, Wei J, Shufelt C. Left ventricular global longitudinal strain is worse in BRCA mutation positive breast cancer patients prior to cancer treatment and premature menopause. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 May 8. doi: 10.1007/s10549-024-07344-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38717528.

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