IMR Press / RCM / Volume 25 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2501022
Open Access Review
Progress in the Use of Echocardiography in Patients with Tumors
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1 The First Clinical Medical College of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine (Gansu Provincial Hospital), 730000 Lanzhou, Gansu, China
2 Department of Cardiology, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center (PVDC), Gansu Provincial Hospital, 730000 Lanzhou, Gansu, China
*Correspondence: ttayjj@163.com (Zhaoxia Guo)
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2024, 25(1), 22; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2501022
Submitted: 20 June 2023 | Revised: 31 July 2023 | Accepted: 17 August 2023 | Published: 15 January 2024
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Advances in cancer treatment have increased patient survival rates, shifting clinical focus towards minimizing treatment-related morbidity, including cardiovascular issues. Since echocardiography allows for a comprehensive non-invasive assessment at all cancer stages, it is well suited to monitor cardiovascular disease secondary to oncology treatment. This has earned it significant attention in the study of cardiac tumors and treatment-induced cardiac alterations. Ultrasound methods—ranging from transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography to ultrasound diagnostic techniques including myocardial strain imaging, myocardial work indices, three-dimensional cardiac imaging—offer a holistic view of both the tumor and its treatment impact cardiac function. Stress echocardiography, myocardial contrast echocardiography, and myocardial acoustic angiography further augment this capability. Together, these echocardiographic techniques provide clinicians with early detection opportunities for cardiac damage, enabling timely interventions. As such, echocardiography continues to be instrumental in monitoring and managing the cardiovascular health of oncology patients, complementing efforts to optimize their overall treatment and survival outcomes.

Keywords
echocardiography
tumor patient
cardiovascular disease
cardiac structure and function
Funding
20JR10RA366/Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province
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