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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 10.
Published in final edited form as: Med Clin North Am. 2012 Sep;96(5):1001–1019. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2012.07.008
Very young (applies to anthracyclines) or old age at exposure
Combination of anti-cancer agents
Prior exposure to anti-cancer agents
Radiation therapy that included the heart or part of the heart in the irradiated volume
Cumulative dose (applies to anthracyclines)
Baseline LV dysfunction
Cardiovascular risk factors (eg, hypertension, diabetes mellitus)
Elevated troponin and/or NT-pro-BNP assays early following exposure