and Iris Parrini6 (5) Cardiology Unit, Service Department, IRCCS Candiolo – Turin, Turin, Italy (6) Cardiology Department, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy Acute cardiotoxicity is an event occurring during the first…
Fig. 2.1 Possible toxic effects of chemotherapy and their relationship The first is the induction of arterial hypertension, mainly due to angiogenesis inhibitors. The occurrence of hypertension in a patient…
(3) Cardiology Department, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy Cardiotoxicity is the most common complication of cancer therapy. Knowledge of the potential cardiac effects related to the use of different chemotherapy…
Fig. 3.1 Risk factors for radiotherapy toxicity Interstitial fibrosis is common in the myocardium, from little lesions to very large diffuse infiltrates. The transition from type III collagen to type…
Fig. 1.1 The “sliding doors concept”: a patient with cancer and a cardiovascular pathology may undergo different treatment pathways that, if not led in coordination by the specialists, may lead…
Fig. 4.1 Contrast echocardiography: administration of contrast enables a better delineation of the endocardial contours (apical four-chamber view in end-diastole and end-systole) (With courtesy of Dr. P. Burger, Bern) The…
Drug CV complication Percentage Dosage Alemtuzumab Hypotension, heart failure Rare Arsenic trioxide QT prolongation 26–93 % Axitinib Hypertension 4–16 % Bevacizumab Thromboembolic arterial complications 12 % CHF 1.7–3 % Hypertension…
