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[Cardiac arrhythmias in oncological diseases, during radiotherapy, chemotherapy]
Lorenz H Lehmann1,2,3, Hugo A Katus4,5, Eberhard P Scholz4,5,6
1Abteilung für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie, Pneumologie, Sektion Kardio-Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Deutschland. lorenz.lehmann@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
Abstract:
Patients with oncological diseases frequently show cardiac arrhythmias. This is explained by an increased risk in this specific patient cohort and is frequently associated with specific oncological therapies. So far, it is unclear how to deal with the occurrence of arrhythmias diagnostically and therapeutically, since the current clinical data do not provide satisfying answers to these questions. Clinical care of high-risk patients in specialized teams with a focus on cardio-oncology is recommended. Based on the current clinical studies and the position papers of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), we give a brief overview of arrhythmias in malignant diseases and their therapies.
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