ECG Markers of Cardiovascular Toxicity in Adult and Pediatric Cancer Treatment

When a cardiologist is asked to evaluate the cardiac toxic effects of chemotherapy, he/she can use several tools: ECG, echocardiography, coronary angiography, ventriculography, and cardiac MRI. Of all these, the fastest and easiest to use is the ECG, which can provide information on the occurrence o...

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Published in:Disease markers 2021, Vol.2021, p.6653971-10
Main Authors: Spînu, Ștefan, Cismaru, Gabriel, Boarescu, Paul-Mihai, Istratoaie, Sabina, Negru, Alina Gabriela, Lazea, Cecilia, Căinap, Simona Sorana, Iacob, Daniela, Grosu, Alin Ionut, Saraci, George, Burz, Claudia, Cismaru, Andrei Cosmin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angiography
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiac stress tests
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiotoxicity
Chemotherapy
Echocardiography
Ejection fraction
EKG
Electrocardiography
Heart
Ischemia
Magnetic resonance imaging
Nervous system
Pediatrics
Review
Side effects
Sinuses
Toxicity
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Summary:When a cardiologist is asked to evaluate the cardiac toxic effects of chemotherapy, he/she can use several tools: ECG, echocardiography, coronary angiography, ventriculography, and cardiac MRI. Of all these, the fastest and easiest to use is the ECG, which can provide information on the occurrence of cardiac toxic effects and can show early signs of subclinical cardiac damage. These warning signs are the most desired to be recognized by the cardiologist, because the dose of chemotherapeutics can be adjusted so that the clinical side effects do not occur, or the therapy can be stopped in time, before irreversible side effects. This review addresses the problem of early detection of cardiotoxicity in adult and pediatric cancer treatment, by using simple ECG recordings.
ISSN:0278-0240
1875-8630
DOI:10.1155/2021/6653971