title: [ANMCO/AICO/AIOM Consensus document: Clinical and management pathways in cardio-oncology].
abstract: In Italy, cardiovascular diseases and cancer are the leading causes of death. Both diseases share the same risk factors and, having the highest incidence and prevalence in the elderly, they often coexist in the same individual. Furthermore, the enhanced survival of cancer patients registered in the last decades and linked to early diagnosis and improvement of care, not infrequently exposes them to the appearance of ominous cardiovascular complications due to the deleterious effects of cancer treatment on the heart and circulatory system. The above considerations have led to the development of a new branch of clinical cardiology based on the principles of multidisciplinary collaboration between cardiologists and oncologists: Cardio-oncology, which aims to find solutions to the prevention, monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of heart damage induced by cancer care in order to pursue, in the individual patient, the best possible care for cancer while minimizing the risk of cardiac toxicity. In this consensus document we provide practical recommendations on how to assess, monitor, treat and supervise the candidate or patient treated with potentially cardiotoxic cancer therapy in order to treat cancer and protect the heart at all stages of the oncological disease.
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia, Ospedale San Martino, Azienda ULSS 1, Belluno.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tarantini
authors.affiliation: U.O.C. Cardiologia, Ospedale Garibaldi-Nesima, Azienda di Rilievo Nazionale e Alta Specializzazione "Garibaldi", Catania.
authors.forename: Michele Massimo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gulizia
authors.affiliation: S.C. Centro Cardiovascolare, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata, Trieste.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Lenarda
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS Fondazione "G. Pascale", Napoli.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maurea
authors.affiliation: U.O.C. Cardiologia-UTIC, Ospedale S. Antonio Abate, Erice (TP).
authors.forename: Maurizio Giuseppe
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Abrignani
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia 2, A.O. San Camillo-Forlanini, Roma.
authors.forename: Irma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bisceglia
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia, A.O. Santa Maria, Terni.
authors.forename: Daniella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bovelli
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia-UTIC, Ospedale San Paolo, Bari.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Gennaro
authors.affiliation: U.O. Cardiologia, Ospedale Nuovo Regina Margherita, Roma.
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Del Sindaco
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia 2, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Macera
authors.affiliation: Cardiologia, Ospedale Mauriziano, Torino.
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Parrini
authors.affiliation: S.C. Centro Cardiovascolare, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata, Trieste.
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Radini
authors.affiliation: S.C. Centro Cardiovascolare, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata, Trieste.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia, Ospedale Santo Spirito, Roma.
authors.forename: Angela Beatrice
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Scardovi
authors.affiliation: S.C. Oncologia, Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar (VR).
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inno
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002309:Cardiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007558:Italy; D008495:Medical Oncology; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents