Cardiac Dysfunction in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Recruiting Observational Study
Cardiac Dysfunction Cardiovascular Diseases Childhood Cancer
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Observational
Participants needed
500 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Bern · Other
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About This Trial

This multicenter, prospective cohort study evaluates early cardiac dysfunction in adult survivors of childhood cancer. The hypothesis of this study is that cardiac dysfunction can be detected earlier when using speckle tracking echocardiography as novel echocardiographic technique compared to conventional echocardiography.

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Eligibility Criteria
This prospective cohort study is nested within the Childhood Cancer Registry (ChCR), a national, population-based cancer registry that includes all children and adolescents in Switzerland who were diagnosed with cancer at age 0-20 years. It includes patients diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, centra…
Contacts

Claudia E Kuehni, MD

+41 31 684 35 07

claudia.kuehni@unibe.ch

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Christina Schindera, MD

+41 31 684 37 71

christina.schindera@unibe.ch

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