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Multimodality Imaging in Cardiooncology
Joint Authors
Pizzino, Fausto
Vizzari, Giampiero
Qamar, Rubina
Bomzer, Charles
Carerj, Scipione
Zito, Concetta
Khandheria, Bijoy K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cardiotoxicity represents a rising problem influencing prognosis and quality of life of chemotherapy-treated patients.
Anthracyclines and trastuzumab are the drugs most commonly associated with development of a cardiotoxic effect.
Heart failure, myocardial ischemia, hypertension, myocarditis, and thrombosis are typical manifestation of cardiotoxicity by chemotherapeutic agents.
Diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac side-effects of cancer treatment is of paramount importance.
Echocardiography and nuclear medicine methods are widely used in clinical practice and left ventricular ejection fraction is the most important parameter to asses myocardial damage secondary to chemotherapy.
However, left ventricular ejection decrease is a delayed phenomenon, occurring after a long stage of silent myocardial damage that classic imaging methods are not able to detect.
New imaging techniques including three-dimensional echocardiography, speckle tracking echocardiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance have demonstrated high sensitivity in detecting the earliest alteration of left ventricular function associated with future development of chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy.
Early diagnosis of cardiac involvement in cancer patients can allow for timely and adequate treatment management and the introduction of cardioprotective strategies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pizzino, Fausto& Vizzari, Giampiero& Qamar, Rubina& Bomzer, Charles& Carerj, Scipione& Zito, Concetta…[et al.]. 2015. Multimodality Imaging in Cardiooncology. Journal of Oncology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pizzino, Fausto…[et al.]. Multimodality Imaging in Cardiooncology. Journal of Oncology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pizzino, Fausto& Vizzari, Giampiero& Qamar, Rubina& Bomzer, Charles& Carerj, Scipione& Zito, Concetta…[et al.]. Multimodality Imaging in Cardiooncology. Journal of Oncology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069566
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1069566