Structural Transcatheter Cardiac Interventions in the Cardio-Oncology Population

Hybrid Imaging During Transcatheter Structural Heart Interventions

Fusion of different imaging modalities has gained increasing popularity over the last decade. However, most fusions are done between static rather than dynamic images. In order to adequately visualize the complex three-dimensional structures of the beating heart, high-temporal and spatial image resolutions are mandatory. Currently, only the combination of transesophageal echocardiography with f...

Cardio-oncology for the 21st century: introduction.

Cardio-Oncology Training: A Proposal From the International Cardioncology Society and Canadian Cardiac Oncology Network for a New Multidisciplinary Specialty.

There is an increasing awareness and clinical interest in cardiac safety during cancer therapy as well as in optimally addressing cardiac issues in cancer survivors. Although there is an emerging expertise in this area, known as cardio-oncology, there is a lack of organization in the essential components of contemporary training. This proposal, an international consensus statement organized by ...

Cardio-oncology: it takes two to translate.

As an emerging discipline focused on the cardiovascular care of cancer patients, cardio-oncology represents a novel platform for translational investigations. Toxic effects on the heart and vasculature caused by targeted cancer therapies can reveal insights into the biology of cardiovascular disease in humans. This phenomenon was first observed with trastuzumab, a monoclonal antibody that targe...

Cardio-Oncology: mechanisms of cardiovascular toxicity

The therapeutic options available to treat a wide range of malignancies are rapidly increasing. At the same time, the population being treated is aging with more cardiovascular risk factors, comorbid conditions, and associated poor cardiac reserve. Both traditional chemotherapeutic agents (for example, anthracyclines) and newer therapies (for example, targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors and imm...