Fig. 3From: An increase in myocardial 18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake is associated with left ventricular ejection fraction decline in Hodgkin lymphoma patients treated with anthracyclineLeft ventricular ejection fraction according to categories of 18FDG uptake in patients with echocardiography at follow-up. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), as assessed by echocardiography performed after completion of anthracycline chemotherapy, in patients with myocardial 18FDG standardized uptake values (LV-SUV) below or above the median value (low and high, respectively) measured at each 18FDG positron emission tomography (18FDG-PET) scan. For each PET time point, LVEF was compared between patients with LV-SUV below vs. above the median value by unpaired t-test. * indicates P < 0.05. LV-SUVSTAGING: LV-SUV at the 18FDG-PET scan before treatment; LV-SUVINTERIM: LV-SUV at the 18FDG-PET performed after 2 cycles of doxorubicin; LV-SUVEOT: LV-SUV at the 18FDG-PET performed at the end of chemotherapyBack to article page