SCAI expert consensus statement—executive summary evaluation, management, and special considerations of cardio‐oncology patients in the cardiac catheterization laboratory
In the United States alone, there are currently approximately 14.5 million cancer survivors, and this number is expected to increase to 20 million by 2020. Cancer therapies can cause significant injury to the vasculature, resulting in angina, acute coronary syndromes (ACS), stroke, critical limb ischemia, arrhythmias, and heart failure, independently from the direct myocardial or pericardial damage from the malignancy itself. Consequently, the need for invasive evaluation and management in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) for such patients has been increasing. In recognition of the need for a document on special considerations for cancer patients in the CCL, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) commissioned a consensus group to provide recommendations based on the published medical literature and on the expertise of operators with accumulated experience in the cardiac catheterization of cancer patients. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Cezar Iliescu, Cindy L. Grines, Joerg Herrmann, Eric H. Yang, Mehmet Cilingiroglu, Konstantinos Charitakis, Abdul Hakeem, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Massoud A. Leesar, Konstantinos Marmagkiolis Tags: Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research
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