Application of echocardiography in oncology – practical remarks
Journal Title: OncoReview - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
The paper presents the contemporary use of echocardiography in diagnosis of primary and metastatic tumors of the heart as well as in assessment of cardiovascular risk related to medical and interventional oncological therapy. Authors described the role of echocardiography in qualification for pericardiocentesis, cancer surgery and chemotherapy. The accuracy of echocardiography in evaluation of cardiac function was discussed in the context of recognizing cardiotoxicity of anticancer therapy. The historical and current definitions of iatrogenic myocardial damage and dysfunction were summarized. Finally, key recommendations derived from polish and foreign clinical guidelines for the use of echocardiography in patients with cancer were presented.
Authors and Affiliations
Rafał Mańczak, Sebastian Szmit, Adam Torbicki
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP53168
- DOI -
- Views 245
- Downloads 0
Non-pegylated liposomal doxorubicin plus capecitabine as first-line treatment in metastatic breast cancer
Purpose: To determine the toxicity and efficacy profile of non-pegylated doxorubicin in combination with capecitabine administered according to LipAX regimen.
Long-standing acromegaly in a patient with a pituitary adenoma not visible on MRI
Introduction: Acromegaly in the course of a pituitary microadenoma or neuroendocrine GHRH-secreting tumour (GHRH, growth hormone-releasing hormone) invisible on MRI is very rare. Objective: To present the difficulties in...
Acromegaly: the effect of somatostatin analogues on tumour volume shrinkage
Acromegaly is a rare disease, caused by growth hormone (GH) hypersecretion and secondarily elevated insulin-like growth hormone 1 (IGF-1) level. Nearly all patients with acromegaly suffer from somatotroph pituitary adeno...
Nowe możliwości leczenia uogólnionego raka piersi
Mimo udoskonalania metod badań przesiewowych, wczesnego wykrywania raka piersi i nowych terapii rokowanie w raku piersi pozostaje złe. Zaawansowany, uogólniony rak piersi jest chorobą przewlekłą, nieuleczalną. Podstawową...
Quality of life in oncology and quality of life in course of molecularly targeted therapy in patients diagnosed with metastatic renal-cell carcinoma
Introduction of molecularly targeted agents into clinical practice has led to marked progress in pharmacotherapy of advanced renal cell carcinoma. There have been six drugs of the therapeutic class registered to date. Fu...