Multimodality imaging in the detection and management of coronary and peripheral arterial disease in patients with cancer receiving cardiotoxic antineoplastic treatments. A clinical consensus statement of the ESC Council of Cardio-Oncology and the Eu
Early detection of cancer and advances in treatment have significantly improved the survival rate of patients with cancer. Both cancer and its treatment can accelerate the onset of cardiovascular disease, adversely affecting prognosis of patients with cancer and survivors. Coronary (CAD) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are common complications in patients with cancer. Cardiovascular imaging plays a central role in baseline risk assessment, detection and treatment planning. The indications for the use of various imaging modalities are similar as in the general population. However, due to unique pathophysiological characteristics and clinical presentations of this population, the use of cardiac imaging in these vulnerable patients often needs to be adapted to the clinical circumstances and individual patient characteristics. In this clinical consensus statement, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council of Cardio-Oncology (CCO) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC have reviewed and summarized the current evidence in this field to aid clinicians in the selection of appropriate imaging modalities for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of CAD and PAD in patients with cancer.
Authors
- Muhammad Sohaib Nazir
- Victoria Delgado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9841-2737)
- Jelena Čelutkienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3562-9274)
- Saeed Mirsadraee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3051-4355)
- Ana G. Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0360-4363)
- Jutta K Bergler-Klein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2591-1380)
- Ivan Stanković (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5825-5821)
- Geeta Gulati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1316-8676)
- Giuseppina Novo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2127-7351)
- T Lopez- Fernandez
- Marc R Dweck
- Marco Guglielmo
- Alexander R Lyon
- Patrizio Lancellotti
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University of Liège (BE)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Hospital Universitario La Paz (ES)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- Royal Brompton Hospital (GB)
- State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine (LT)
- Netherlands Heart Institute (NL)
- Department of Health (ES)
- NIHR Royal Brompton Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
- University Clinical Centre (PL)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège (BE)
- Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol (ES)
- Zemun Hospital (RS)
- Haga Hospital (NL)
- Hospital de Santa Maria (PT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
- Published
- 2026-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeag103
- Primary Topic
- Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00