Broken Heart Syndrome” or Takotsubo Heart Disease, is a temporary acute stress induced Heart failure, which mimics the presentation of a heart attack. A recent study in JAHA found that Broken Heart Syndrome is more prevalent in patients with malignancy and immediate recognition is essential since the syndrome may have negative long term prognosis in
After surgery, women diagnosed with hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer usually take hormonal therapy medicine to reduce the risk of the cancer coming back (recurrence). Types of Hormonal Therapy Tamoxifen a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM)is used to treat both premenopausal and postmenopausal women. may cause hot flashes may increase the risk of endometrial cancer may increase
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
The explosion of new anti-cancer therapies , successful in treating cancer,will increase the number of cancer survivors or cancer free patients; we are learning now that chemotherapy , radiation therapy and predisposition to develop cancer are risk factors for Heart disease. For years, long-term cardiac and vascular consequences of novel cancer therapies remain largely unknown;
The Breast Cancer survivor of today, should not become the Heart Failure patient of tomorrow. Cardio-Oncology Partnership. As a women cardiologist, I see many patients in different stages of Breast Cancer treatment, cancer free ,or years in remission. I was always puzzled by finding some form of heart disease in these patients, when there was
Cancer drug Xeloda can mimic heart attack . Early cardiac recognition and prevention allows safe continuation of cancer treatment
Cardiac ischemia , ST elevation myocardial infarction and ventricular arrhythmia can be side effect of Capecitabine (Xeloda) , through induction of coronary Vasospasm Awareness and early recognition of possible sides effects can prevent the dangerous cardiac toxicity , and may allow safe continuation of chemotherapy My patient is a joyful 50 plus years old woman
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