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. 2007 Jan 25;5:4. doi: 10.1186/1476-7120-5-4

Table 1.

Adverse cardiovascular effects of cancer therapy

Adverse cardiac effect Therapy
Heart failure Anthracycline, Mitomycin, Cyclophosphamide, Cisplatin, Trastuzumab, Alemtizumab
Pericardial/Pleural effusion Cyclophosphamide, Cytarabine, Imatinib, Thalidomide, Trans-retinoic acid, Busulfan, Radiation therapy
Myocardial ischemia Cisplatin, Vinca Alkaloids, Capecitabine, Interleukin-2 Bevacizumab, 5-Fluotouracil, Radiation therapy
Arterial hypertension Cisplatin, Bevacizumab, Interferon-α
Arterial hypotension Etoposide, Talidomide, Paclitaxel, Alemtuzumab, Cetuximab, Rituximab, Transretinoic Acid, Interleukin-2, Interferon-α
Myocarditis Busulfan, Cyclophoshamide, Radiation Therapy
Bradycardia Thalidomide, Paclitaxel
QT prolongation Arsenic Troxide
Thromboembolis Bevacizumab, Paclitaxel