Manual of Cardio-Oncology. Cardiovascular Care in the Cancer Patient

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Description

• Provides straightforward, up-to-date guidance on the management of cancer patients with cardiac problems
• Enables the reader to monitor and treat forms of cardiotoxicity
• Explains treatment of cardiac tumors and cardiac disorders secondary to cancer
• Adopts a problem solving approach of value in everyday practice

This concise and handy manual provides straightforward, up-to-date guidance for cardiologists and other practitioners on the management of cancer patients with cardiac problems, whether they be due to the cancer itself or to antineoplastictreatment. Detailed attention is devoted to the various forms of cardiotoxicity associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The drugs commonly responsible for each toxicity are identified and clear advice is offered on monitoring techniques andtreatment approaches. In addition, the issue of cardiotoxicity due to cancer treatment in particular patient groups – children, the elderly, and those with pre-existing cardiac disease – is addressed separately, with guidance on when and howantineoplastic (and/or cardiological) treatments should be modified. Further sections describe the correct responses to cardiac problems secondary to the cancer itself, including thromboembolic disorders and electrolyte imbalances, and thediagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of cardiac tumors.  A closing section considers how to improve cooperation between oncologists, cardiologists, and general practitioners to ensure that cancer patients’ cardiovascular needs are met in amultidisciplinary approach.