Chemotherapy is extensively used for treating several neoplastic diseases that and it has led to improvement in survival in a large number of patients. Various heart conditions like heart failure, myocardial ischemia, myocarditis, and thrombosis are typical manifestation of cardiotoxicity by chemotherapeutic agents. Accurate investigations of cardiac side-effects of cancer treatment are of vital importance.
This article focuses on different imaging modalities for diagnosing various heart conditions secondary to the chemotherapy. Cardiotoxicity represents a recurrent complication secondary to the intake of some classes of chemotherapeutic agents with substantial concerns on patients' outcome. An investigative method based on the integrative use of different imaging techniques can allow early detection of cardiotoxicity, which can help to expand the therapeutic management of the…
