Cardiac computed tomography in cardio-oncology: an update on recent clinical applications
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Rosmini, Stefania
Aggarwal, Ankita
Chen, Daniel H
Conibear, John
Davies, Ceri L
Dey, Amit Kumar
Edwards, Paula
Guha, Avirup
Ghosh, Arjun K
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2021
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Chemotherapy and radiotherapy have drastically improved cancer survival, but they can result in significant short- and long-term cardiovascular complications, most commonly heart failure from chemotherapy, whilst radiotherapy increases the risk of premature coronary artery disease (CAD), valve, and pericardial diseases. Cardiac computed tomography (CT) with calcium scoring has a role in screening asymptomatic patients for premature CAD, cardiac CT angiography (CTCA) allows the identification of significant CAD, also in the acute settings where concerns exist towards invasive angiography. CTCA integrates the diagnostic work-up and guides surgical/percutaneous management of valvular heart diseases and allows the assessment of pericardial conditions, including detection of effusion and pericardial calcification. It is a widely available and fast imaging modality that allows a one-step evaluation of CAD, myocardial, valvular, and pericardial disease. This review aims to provide an update on its current use and accompanying evidence-base for cardiac CT in the management of cardio-oncology patients.
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European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
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22
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4