Cardiovascular Complications in Cancer Therapy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Russo, Antonio (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Novo, Giuseppina (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lancellotti, Patrizio (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Giordano, Antonio (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Pinto, Fausto J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Current Clinical Pathology,
• Subjects: Oncology .; Cardiology.; Oncology.

This book is designed to provide a useful and comprehensive resource and state-of-the-art overview to readers about cardiovascular damage potentially induced by antineoplastic drugs. Thanks to more and more effective antineoplastic treatments, the survival of cancer patients is increasing at an expo...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Damage Induced by Traditional Chemotherapy
• Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Damage Induced by Anti HER2 Therapies
• Cardiovascular Damage Induced by Radiotherapy
• Cardiovascular Damage Induced by Anti-VEGF Therapy
• Cardiovascular Damage Induced by Anti-BCR-ABL TKIs
• Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Dysfunction
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Peripheral Artery Disease and Stroke
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Arterial Hypertension
• Atrial Fibrillation in Cancer
• Management of QT Prolongation Induced by Anti-cancer Drugs
• Pulmonary Hypertension Induced by Anti-cancer Drugs
• Venous Thromboembolism
• Early Detection of Cardiac Damage
• Diagnosis of Cardiac Damage: Role of Stress Echo
• Early Detection and Monitoring of Vascular Damage
• Prevention and Clinical Management of Cardiovascular Damage Induced by Anticancer Drugs: Need for Early Biomarkers and Cardio- and Vasculo-Protection in Personalized Therapy
• Cardiovascular Damage in Clinical Trials.