Cardio-Oncology Services: rationale, organization, and implementation: A report from the ESC Cardio-Oncology council
Euro Heart J. 2019 Jun 7;40(22):1756-1763. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy453.
Abstract
Aims: Anticancer therapies have extended the lives of millions of patients with malignancies, but for some this benefit is tempered by adverse cardiovascular (CV) effects. Cardiotoxicity may occur early or late after treatment initiation or termination. The extent of this cardiotoxicity is variable, depending on the type of drug used, combination with other drugs, mediastinal radiotherapy, the presence of CV risk factors, and comorbidities. A recent position paper from the European Society of Cardiology addressed the management of CV monitoring and management of patients treated for cancer.