Cardio-Oncology : The Clinical Overlap of Cancer and Heart Disease

Co-edited and written by an interdisciplinary team of experts in oncology and cardiology, this book is a clinically useful resource on these overlapping topics: • Cardiac complications in patients receiving cancer therapy • The treatment of cancer in patients with cardiovascular disease • The treatment of cardiovascular disease in patients with cancer When relevant to medical practice, epidemiology and basic science are also included in the discussion and each chapter is written by an oncologist and a cardiologist. Additionally, the chapters follow a similar format to make the book truly interdisciplinary, user-friendly, and clinically applicable to specialists and non-specialists who care for patients with both cancer and cardiovascular disease. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Epidemiology of Cardio-Oncology....Pages 1-14 Cardiotoxicity of Anticancer Therapies....Pages 15-42 Screening and Monitoring for Cardiotoxicity During Cancer Treatment....Pages 43-80 Management of Chemotherapy-Associated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 81-104 Treatment of Hypertension in Patients Receiving Cancer Therapy....Pages 105-123 Preoperative and Pre-transplant Cardiac Evaluation in the Cancer Patient....Pages 125-159 Radiation Therapy and Cardiotoxicity....Pages 161-174 Management of Patients with Coronary Disease and Cancer: Interactions Between Cancer, Cancer Treatment, and Ischemia....Pages 175-214 Vascular Complications of Cancer and Cancer Therapy....Pages 215-240 Breast Cancer Cardio-Oncology....Pages 241-252 Cardiac Toxic Chemotherapy and Cancer Survivorship....Pages 253-280 Geriatric Cardio-oncology....Pages 281-301 Future Clinical and Professional Directions in Cardio-oncology....Pages 303-310 Back Matter....Pages 311-319