Pregnancy associated cardiomyopathy in 2 cancer survivors with history of anthracycline use
Cardiac complications in childhood cancer survivors are increasingly recognized, with radiotherapy and anthracycline exposure being major culprits. The incidence of recurrent cardiomyopathy in this population is significant, while the incidence of new-onset cardiomyopathy remains rare. This case series presents two cases of pregnancy-associated cardiomyopathy with a history of anthracycline use.
Authors
- Heather Blume
- Navya Akula
- Ramy Zughul
- Isaac Rhea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8855-1445)
- Chantal ElAmm
- M. Zacharias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5801-3945)
Institutions
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research and Practice
- Published
- 2025-04-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2025.100539
- Primary Topic
- Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00