Incidental coronary calcium in cancer patients treated with anthracycline and/or trastuzumab.
Matthew HooksGurmandeep SandhuTejaswini MagantiKo-Hsuan Amy ChenMichelle WangRyan CullenPratik S VelangiChristina GuJason WiederinJohn ConnettRoland BrownAnne H BlaesChetan ShenoyPrabhjot Singh NijjarPublished in: European journal of preventive cardiology (2022)
Coronary artery calcification detected incidentally on NCCT scans in cancer patients is prevalent and often not reported. Coronary artery calcification presence or extent did not independently predict MACE. Coronary artery calcification extent was independently associated with increased risk of CAD events but not HF events.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery
- pulmonary artery
- chronic kidney disease
- coronary artery disease
- computed tomography
- papillary thyroid
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- squamous cell carcinoma
- squamous cell
- magnetic resonance imaging
- heart failure
- magnetic resonance
- lymph node metastasis
- acute heart failure
- aortic valve
- dual energy