Vol 24, No 2 (2021)
Review paper
Published online: 2021-07-30
State-of-the-art modalities in cardio-oncology: insight from a nuclear medicine approach
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Abstract
Cancer and cardiovascular disease are the most significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although the cancer survival rate has increased due to improved treatment approaches, especially targeted therapy, some side effects such as cardiotoxicity decrease the efficiency of the clinical outcome. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy have a long-established history of potential cardiotoxic effects. A new multi-disciplinary and translational field known as cardio-oncology has been developed for the identification, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular dysfunctions associated with cancer treatment approaches. One of the important tools for detecting and monitoring cardiotoxic effects is non-invasive nuclear cardiac imaging techniques. Cardiac nuclear imaging modalities especially recent findings positron emission tomography (PET) tracers have a quintessential role in the early detection of cardiovascular disorders. Moreover, comprehensive studies are required to investigate novel nuclear medicine treatment approaches such as peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT), fibroblast activation protein (FAP), and chemokine receptor (CXCR) targeting probes for possible cardiac side effects that play important roles in the treatment of malignancies
Keywords: cardiotoxicitycardio-oncologyPRRT-related cardiotoxicitynuclear medicineFAPICXCR4[99mTc]Sestamibi[18F]MitoPhos[68Ga]Galmydar
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