Cardiooncology-usefulness of cardiac MRI : Inflammation, fibrosis, outcome

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BACKGROUND: With rapidly increasing survival chances of cancer patients, the potential side effects of cancer therapeutics are increasingly relevant and a potentially lifelong issue. If cardiotoxic effects are not detected at a reversible stage, this might result in irreversible heart failure.

OBJECTIVES: This article will portray the current state of knowledge on the use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cardiac MRI) in the field of cardio-oncology. The aim is to provide an overview of the advantages of cardiac MRI to determine myocardial function and analyze inflammatory or fibrotic myocardial changes.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Current studies on this topic were collected and evaluated. Expert recommendations from various position papers were reviewed and summarized. Lastly, an MRI protocol to assess potential cardiotoxic effects of cancer therapeutics was discussed.

RESULTS: Up to 20% of patients are reported to suffer from cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD). Especially those with cardiovascular risk factors should receive pre- and posttherapeutic monitoring of heart function. Cardiac MRI is currently suggested as an imaging tool to analyze myocardial function if echocardiographic assessment is insufficient. However, cardiac MRI is also an excellent method for additional tissue analysis.

CONCLUSION: Current consensus statements recommend cardiac MRI as optional in cases where echocardiography image quality is not adequate. Nevertheless, patients with reduced heart function on echocardiography might benefit from early assessment of inflammatory or fibrotic changes due to CTRCD using cardiac MRI.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) - 62(2022), 11 vom: 25. Nov., Seite 941-946

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

Kardioonkologie – was leistet die MRT? : Inflammation, Fibrose, Outcome

Beteiligte Personen:

Erley, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Beitzen-Heineke, Antonia [VerfasserIn]
Tahir, Enver [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Cardio-oncology
English Abstract
Fibrosis
Journal Article
Myocarditis
Review

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Date Completed 31.10.2022

Date Revised 31.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00117-022-01055-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344879674