Kids' Vessels Show Damage After Heavy Chemo
Childhood leukemia survivors sustained vascular damage measurable within a few years after treatment, a study showed. Read more here:...
Nov 20, 2013
Childhood cancer survivors face heart risks soon after treatment
Children who survive cancer treatment face increased heart health risk and should take measures soon after life-saving therapy to reduce...
Nov 19, 2013
Hypertension increased cardiac event risk among childhood cancer survivors
The presence of CV risk factors, especially hypertension, increased risk for major cardiac events in adult survivors of childhood cancer,...
Nov 1, 2013
Cardiac Risk Assessed in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, particularly hypertension, add to the treatment-associated risk of major cardiac events in adult...
Sep 13, 2013
MRI detects early damage to chemotherapy child hearts
Detecting early damage to a child's heart following chemotherapy is possible using MRI scans, says a study from Canada. Read more here:...
Jun 14, 2013
Cardiac MRI detected cardiac abnormalities in long-term survivors of childhood cancer
Long-term childhood cancer survivors with anthracycline exposure show a considerable proportion of left ventricular and right ventricular...
Apr 16, 2013
Tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity up in childhood cancer survivors
(HealthDay)—About one-quarter of adult survivors of childhood cancer who received chest-directed radiation therapy (RT) have increased...
Jan 18, 2013
2-D Echo Is Inadequate Cardiomyopathy Screen in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography appears to be inadequate for identifying cardiomyopathy in adults who survive childhood...
Jul 17, 2012
Childhood Cancer Survivors at Risk for Cardiac Events
Childhood cancer survivors treated with anthracyclines and/or cardiac irradiation have a higher risk of developing symptomatic cardiac...
Apr 9, 2012
Cardiac Biomarkers May Indicate Heart Risks in Child Cancer Survivors
A new Miller School study has identified two cardiac biomarkers that could be early indicators of heart damage in childhood cancer...
Mar 5, 2012