Gustavo Francisco Mendez Machado

Dr. Gustavo Francisco Mendez Machado


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

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14 September 2024 in Reports
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LMLuz Irene Pascual Mathey
Luz Irene Pascual Mathey
MVMidory I. Velez-Figueroa
Midory I. Velez-Figueroa
Joel Jahaziel Diaz-VallejoJoel Jahaziel Diaz-Vallejo
Joel Jahaziel Diaz-Vallejo
GHGustavo Mendez Hirata
Gustavo Mendez Hirata
GMGustavo Francisco Mendez Machado
Gustavo Francisco Mendez Machado
In Mexico, breast cancer (BC) is the principal cause of death in women over 30 years old, with an annual mortality rate of 14.61 deaths per a 100,000 population. Chemotherapy, in combination with trastuzumab (TTZ), improves the survival of cancer patients; however, cardiotoxicity (CT) is the principal consequence. CT prevalence occurs between 10% and 30% of patients; however, there are no data about the prevalence of CT in the Mexican population. This study aims to establish the prevalence of CT in patients treated with anti-HER-2 therapy among BC women in southeast Mexico. A retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out from January 2015 to July 2019. The records of 46 patients diagnosed with HER-2-positive BC who attended the Mexican Social Security Institute in the Ambulatory Care Medicine Unit were analyzed. The diagnostic criterion for CT was a decrease in LVEF > 10% from baseline or a final LVEF < 53%. CT prevalence was observed in 19 (41.3%) of women with cancer, with an average decrease in LVEF of 13%. In the population, we found an association between weight, surface area, and the loading dose of TTZ with CT. Nutritional follow-up and the administration of cardioprotective drugs are necessary to recover LVEF and avoid cardiovascular failure in women with BC and survivors.