Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity in cancer patients: an observational study at an Oncology reference hospital from southeastern Brazil
Karoline Neumann, Karolini Zuqui Nunes, Wesley Rocha Grippa, Naira Santos D’Agostini, Sara Isabel Pimentel de Carvalho Schuab, Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior, Karoline Neumann, Karolini Zuqui Nunes, Wesley Rocha Grippa, Naira Santos D’Agostini, Sara Isabel Pimentel de Carvalho Schuab

TL;DR
This study examines early signs of heart damage in cancer patients before chemotherapy, highlighting the importance of baseline cardiovascular assessments.
Contribution
The study identifies inflammatory and electrocardiographic changes in cancer patients prior to chemotherapy, emphasizing early risk stratification.
Findings
High C-reactive protein and elevated neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios were observed in a significant portion of patients before chemotherapy.
A significant association was found between high BMI and T-wave alterations on electrocardiograms.
Early cardiovascular evaluations are recommended to manage cardiotoxicity risks in cancer patients.
Abstract
to assess the clinical, inflammatory and electrocardiographic profile of cancer patients undergoing the Pre-chemotherapy phase, with the purpose of early identifying cardiovascular toxicity indicative signs. an observational and cross-sectional study, conducted between November2022 and December2023 with adult cancer patients in stagesI toIII treated at a hospital from southern Brazil. Sociodemographic, clinical and tumor-related data were collected, in addition to laboratory and electrocardiographic tests performed before the first chemotherapy infusion. Descriptive analyses were carried out in the Rsoftware. the participants were 84 patients, mostly women (72.6%) with breast cancer diagnoses(57.1%). Prevalence of systemic inflammation was verified, with high C-reactive protein in 35.7% and increased neutrophil-lymphocyte and platelet-lymphocyte ratios in 23.5% and 27.2%,…
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TopicsChemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation · Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology · Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
