Cardiotoxicity screening of long-term, breast cancer survivors-The CAROLE (Cardiac-Related Oncologic Late Effects) Study.
Lindsay L PuckettShahryar G SabaSonia HenryStacey RosenElise RooneySamaria L FilosaPhilip GilboKaralyn PappasAlison LaxerKatherine EacobacciAmitha N KapyurJustin RobenySamantha MusialAnisha ChaudhryRahul ChaudhryMartin L LesserAdam RiegelSariah RamoutarpersaudNavid RahmaniAmar ShahVivian PapasToluwani DawoduJessica CharltonJonathan P S KniselyLucille LeePublished in: Cancer medicine (2021)
This study identified a high incidence of CVD in heterogenous long-term breast cancer survivors, most >10 years post-treatment. Over half had clinical CVD findings warranting follow-up and/or intervention. Each imaging test independently contributed to the detection rate. This provides early evidence that long-term cardiac screening may be of value to a wider group of breast cancer survivors than previously recognized.