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. 2020 Oct 24;11(10):809–835. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v11.i10.809

Table 8.

Main cardiovascular complications of oncological therapy[91,92]

Cardiovascular complications Types Oncological therapies
Left ventricular dysfunction Cardiomyopathy or myocarditis Anthracyclines (e.g., doxorubicin, aunorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin), antiangiogenic agents (e.g., bevacisumab, sunitinib, sorafenib), alkylating agents (e.g., cyclophosphamide, cisplatin), monoclonal antibodies (e.g., trastuzumab, lapatinib), tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e.g., imatinib, dasatinib, nilotinib, sunitinib, sorafenib, lapatinib)
Arrhythmias QT prolongation, bradycardia, heart block; Atrial arrhythmias; Ventricular arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death Taxanes, arsenic trioxide, tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e.g., imatinib, dasatinib, nilotinib, sunitinib, sorafenib, lapatinib), anthracyclines(e.g., doxorubicin, aunorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin)
Coronary artery disease Acute coronary syndromes (included acute myocardial infarction); Chronic ischemic heart disease Antimetabolites (e.g., gemcitabine, cytarabine), cisplatin, taxanes, thalidomide, bevacisumab, radiotherapy
Pericardial disease Pericarditis (effusive or constrictive form) Radiotherapy
Hypertension New-onset or worsening Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors, antiangiogenic agents (e.g., bevacisumab, sunitinib, sorafenib), cisplatin, interleukins, interferon