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ReviewOpen heart2021

Update in imaging of cancer therapy-related cardiac toxicity in adults.

Esmée C de Baat, Willeke R Naaktgeboren, Tim Leiner, Arco J Teske, Jesse Habets, Heynric B Grotenhuis

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Review in Open heart, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Esmée C de BaatPediatric Oncology, Princess Maxima Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2694-8783
Willeke R NaaktgeborenPsychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5767-7042
Tim LeinerRadiology, University Medical Center Utrecht Imaging Division, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1885-5499
Arco J TeskeCardiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5305-1619
Jesse Habets *Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht Imaging Division, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8997-2484
Heynric B Grotenhuis *Pediatric Cardiology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands H.B.Grotenhuis@umcutrecht.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-9625-5969
University Medical Center Utrecht · NLPrincess Máxima Center · NLRadboud University Nijmegen · NLUtrecht University · NLWilhelmina Children's Hospital · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past decades, prognosis of patients with cancer has strongly improved and the number of cancer survivors is rapidly growing. Despite this success, cancer treatment is associated with development of serious cardiovascular diseases including left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, heart failure, valvular disease, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias or pericardial diseases. Serial non-invasive cardiac imaging is an important tool to detect early signs of cardiotoxicity, to allow for timely intervention and provide optimal circumstances for long-term prognosis. Currently, echocardiographic imaging is the method of choice for the evaluation of myocardial function during and after cancer therapy. However, 2D echocardiography may fail to detect subtle changes in myocardial function, potentially resulting in a significant delay of therapeutic intervention to impede advanced cardiac disease states with more overt systolic dysfunction. Strain imaging is a promising method for early detection of myocardial dysfunction and may predict future changes in LV ejection fraction. The use of three-dimensional echocardiography may overcome the limitations of 2D echocardiography with more precise and reproducible measurements of LV performance. Cardiac MRI is the gold standard for volumetric assessment and can also be used to perform myocardial tissue characterisation. Visualisation of oedema and fibrosis may provide insights into the degree and disease course of cardiotoxicity and underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. There is growing body of literature regarding the promising role of these advanced imaging modalities in early detection of cardiotoxicity. With this overview paper, new insights and recent results in literature regarding echocardiographic and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging of cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction in post-cancer therapy adults will be highlighted.

Indexed as

Cardiac Imaging TechniquesCardiomyopathiesCardiotoxicityCombined Modality TherapyHumansNeoplasmsStroke VolumeVentricular Function, Leftechocardiographyheart failuremagnetic resonance imaging

Identifiers

PMID33863836
PMCPMC8055139
OpenAlexW3153483902

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