Table 7. Conventional risk factors of chemotherapy induced cardiotoxicity.
Female sex |
Age (< 18 years old, > 75 years old) |
Uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes mellitus |
Renal failure |
Previous history of cardiotoxicity |
Pre-existing heart disease: LV hypertrophy, coronary artery disease |
Cardiomyopathy: reduced LV ejection fraction |
Concomitant or previous radiation therapy involving heart |
Concomitant chemotherapy: anthracyclines/trastuzumab |
LV: left ventricular