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. 2022 Jul 30;12(8):1846. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12081846

Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for cardiotoxicity.

Society Diagnostic Criteria of Cardiotoxicity Year of Publication
ASE/EACVI Decrease in LVEF of >10%, to LVEF < 53%
Relative drop in GLS > 15% from baseline suggests subclinical LV dysfunction
2014 [14]
ESC Decrease in LVEF of >10% from baseline, to LVEF < 50%
Decrease in GLS of >15% from baseline may suggest risk of cardiotoxicity
2016 [7]
ESMO LVEF drop by ≥10–15%, or to <50%
Symptomatic heart failure regardless of LVEF
2020 [13]
IC-OS For asymptomatic patients:
Mild: LVEF ≥ 50% and new relative decrease in GLS by >15% from baseline, and/or new rise in cardiac biomarkers (cardiac troponin I/T > 99th percentile, BNP > 35 pg/mL, NT-proBNP 125 pg/mL).
New reduction in LVEF by ≥10% or <10%, to absolute 40% < LVEF < 50%, and new relative decrease in GLS by >15% from baseline, and/or new rise in cardiac biomarkers.
Severe: new LVEF reduction to <40%.
For symptomatic patients: mild heart failure symptoms or more.
2021 [15]

ASE = American Society of Echocardiography; EACVI = European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging; ESC = European Society of Cardiology; ESMO = European Society of Cardiology; IC-OS = International Cardio-Oncology Society; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; GLS = global longitudinal strain; BNP = B-type natriuretic peptide; NT-proBNP = N-terminal pro-BNP.