Advances in cancer treatment have led to improved survival of patients with cancer, but have also increased Cardiovascular complications .

Success in oncology is applauded and should not be shadowed by increase in cardiac diseases

Cardio vascular long term complications are one of the most frequent of cancer side effects therapy and there is a growing concern that they may lead to premature death among cancer survivors.

This may be the result of cardiotoxicity, which involves direct effects of the cancer treatment on heart function and structure, or may be due to accelerated development of cardiac disease , especially in the presence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

Cardiac screening should follow lifelong in cancer patients

We know now , that acknowledging heart complications , screening early , and preventing them is the key .

Success is early recognition and therapy .

We can win this by not ignoring but preventing early !!

Possible complications after cancer therapy can be divided into following

• heart failure (HF);

• coronary artery disease (CAD);

• valvular disease;

• arrhythmias, especially those induced by QT-prolonging drugs;

• arterial hypertension;

• thromboembolic disease;

• peripheral vascular disease and stroke;

• pulmonary hypertension and

• pericardial complications.

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