Abstract:123 Background: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical problem of emerging importance in cancer care. The advances in cancer detection and complex treatment regimens have resulted in increased cancer treatment induced HF. The literature indicates that more than 50% of all patients exposed to anthracyclines will show some degree of cardiac dysfunction either acutely or 10 to 20 years after treatment, and 5% of those patients will develop overt HF. Successful management requires a collaborative, interdisciplinary app… Show more
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