title: Clinical vignettes: integrated care of cancer patients by oncologists and cardiologists.
abstract: Because of the paucity of large, randomized trials concerning the cardiac care of patients with cancer, treatment and prevention of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity must rely on insights gained from small trials and case reports as well as the application of guidelines developed for the general population. In these clinical vignettes, we present patients referred by their oncologists to a cardiologist for specialized evaluation and management of cardiotoxicity with the goal of emphasizing the importance of identifying risk factors for cardiotoxicity, initiating evidence-based therapy, and establishing a close collaboration between oncologists and cardiologists.
authors: Section of Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors: Erin
authors: E
authors: Hofstatter
authors: Hamid
authors: H
authors: Saadati
authors: Kerry
authors: K
authors: Russell
authors: Raymond
authors: R
authors: Russell
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002309:Cardiology; D054715:Cardiotoxins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019090:Case Management; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D054715:Cardiotoxins