Practical cardio-oncology

This book takes a holistic view of the treatment of cardio-oncology patients, from evaluating those at high risk of developing cardio-toxicity, guidance for monitoring and managing patients during therapy to cardiac care of cancer survivors. Throughout, this book utilizes the latest research and guidance to offer advice on treatment strategy as well as practical elements of such as training, cardio-oncology nursing, patient education and how to establish a cardio-oncology unit. This book focuses on the practical knowledge and skills key to successful collaboration between cardiologists and oncologists to achieve the optimum cardiac care for cancer patients. Key Features Focuses on the practical elements of cardio-oncology care Outlines the importance and process of setting up a cardio-oncology unit and cardio-oncology fellowships Provides advice and guidance on the set up and common pit falls of coordinating care for cardio-oncology patients Outlines current guidelines and potential future directions for the field of cardio-oncology

Cardio-oncology : how a new discipline arrived / Susan Dent, Nestor Gahungu, Moira Rushton, Josee Ivars, Carlo Cippola, Daniel Lenihan -- Current imaging strategies in cardio-oncology / Mirela Tuzovic, Melkon Hacobian, and Eric Yang -- Approach to risk stratification in cardio-oncology / Gary Small, Angeline Law, Habibat Garuba, Chris Johnson -- Overview of changes in cancer treatment strategies / Grace Tang, Christine Brezden-Masley -- Radiotherapy for cancer patients / Girish Kunapareddy, Adarsh Sidda, Christopher Fleming, Chirag Shah, Patrick Collier -- Overview of current guidelines in cardio-oncology / Felicity Lee and Girish Dwivedi -- Prevention strategies in cardio-oncology / Carolina Maria Pinto Domingues Carvalho Silva, Cristina Salvadori Bittar, Marilia Harumi Higuchi dos Santos, Ludhmila Abrahao Hajjar -- Survivorship (1) : cancer and cardiovascular disease / Michael Chetrit, Sabin Filmon, Nina Ghosh, FRCPC, Negar Mousaavi -- Survivorship (2) : pediatric cancer survivors / Shahnawaz Amdani, Neha Bansal, Emma R. Lipshultz, M. Jacob Adams, Steven E. Lipshultz -- Cardio-oncology case studies -- Establishing a cardio-oncology clinic / Susan Dent, Moira Rushton, Josee Ivars…