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Multi-modality imaging to detect ischemic and valvular heart disease in adult cancer patients
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  • Sarah Hugelshofer,
  • Bianca Giacomuzzi-Moore,
  • Denise Auberson,
  • Georgios Tzimas,
  • Ambra Masi,
  • Christel Kamani,
  • Pierre Monney,
  • Dimitri Arangalage,
  • Nana Poku
Sarah Hugelshofer
Lausanne University Hospital

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Bianca Giacomuzzi-Moore
Lausanne University Hospital
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Denise Auberson
Lausanne University Hospital
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Georgios Tzimas
Lausanne University Hospital
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Ambra Masi
Lausanne University Hospital
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Christel Kamani
Lausanne University Hospital
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Pierre Monney
Lausanne University Hospital
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Dimitri Arangalage
Lausanne University Hospital
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Nana Poku
Geneva University Hospitals Department of Medicine
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Abstract

Thanks to impressive advances in the field of oncology over the last thirty years, there has been a dramatic rise in cancer survivors. Nowadays, the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease exceeds cancer-related mortality in this population. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major problem due to shared risk factors, an ageing population and in many cases induced and/or accelerated by antitumoral treatment during and even decades after the end of cancer therapy. On the other hand, the presence of CAD at the timepoint of cancer diagnosis largely increases the risk of any cancer therapy related cardiovascular toxicity (CTR-CVT). It is therefore of outermost importance to detect CAD before, during, and after certain types of chemo-, molecular-, and radiotherapy. Multimodality cardiovascular imaging plays a central role in this fragile population where individual risk stratification and multidisciplinary decision making is critical.
29 Sep 2024Submitted to Echocardiography
04 Oct 2024Submission Checks Completed
04 Oct 2024Assigned to Editor
04 Oct 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
04 Oct 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
09 Oct 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
12 Oct 20241st Revision Received