Cardiovascular complications during chemotherapy and radiotherapy are becoming an increasing problem because many patients with cancer are treated with agents that exert significant vascular toxicity. Coronary heart disease in patients with cancer presents particular challenges, which directly impact the management of both the coronary disease and malignancy. Several chemotherapeutic agents have been shown to trigger ischemic heart disease, and as it has happened for myocardial cardiotoxicity, more attention should be dedicated to improving early recognition and prevention of cardiovascular toxicity. Cardiac imaging could facilitate early detection of vascular toxicity, but a thorough risk stratification should always be performed to identify patients at higher risk of vascular impairment.

Coronary Artery Disease

Mercuro, Giuseppe;Dessalvi, Christian Cadeddu
;
Deidda, Martino;
2019-01-01

Abstract

Cardiovascular complications during chemotherapy and radiotherapy are becoming an increasing problem because many patients with cancer are treated with agents that exert significant vascular toxicity. Coronary heart disease in patients with cancer presents particular challenges, which directly impact the management of both the coronary disease and malignancy. Several chemotherapeutic agents have been shown to trigger ischemic heart disease, and as it has happened for myocardial cardiotoxicity, more attention should be dedicated to improving early recognition and prevention of cardiovascular toxicity. Cardiac imaging could facilitate early detection of vascular toxicity, but a thorough risk stratification should always be performed to identify patients at higher risk of vascular impairment.
2019
978-3-319-93401-3
978-3-319-93402-0
Coronary artery disease; Vascular toxicity; Cardiotoxicity
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
Capitolo Coronary artery disease - Springer 2018.pdf

Solo gestori archivio

Tipologia: versione editoriale
Dimensione 272.74 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
272.74 kB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11584/255351
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact