Cardiological parameters predict mortality and cardiotoxicity in oncological patients.

Sebastian W RomannDaniel FinkeMarkus B HeckmannHauke HundEvangelos GiannitsisHugo A KatusNorbert FreyLorenz H Lehmann

Published in: ESC heart failure (2023)

In cancer patients, CVRF accumulation predicts cardiotoxicity whereas elevated hs-cTnT or NT-proBNP levels are associated with ACM. Accordingly, less intensive surveillance protocols may be warranted in patients with low cardiac biomarker levels and absence of CVRFs.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
public health
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
prostate cancer
rectal cancer
coronary artery disease
minimally invasive
patient reported