Cytotoxic-induced heart failure among breast cancer patients in Nigeria: A call to prevent today & #39;s cancer patients from being tomorrow & #39;s cardiac patients

This article discusses the pathophysiology of cytotoxic-induced HF and presents the risk factors that impair cardiovascular function. The importance of proper assessment and the prophylactic and therapeutic measures in the management of cytotoxic-induced HF are emphasized. The peculiar challenges in the management of cytotoxic-induced HF in Nigeria were also discussed. The need for early involvement of cardiologists by oncologists to improve on the chemotherapeutic and cardiovascular outcome in the management of patients with breast cancer was stressed. Perhaps, it is time to birth a new discipline of cardiooncology in Nigeria.
Source: Annals of African Medicine - Category: African Health Authors: Source Type: research