A practical long term cardiovascular survivorship checklist covering treatment history, symptoms, risk factors and follow-up planning.

How cancer survivors can prepare for evaluation of palpitations and discuss symptom patterns, ECGs and ambulatory rhythm monitoring.

What cancer survivors can ask about echocardiograms, cardiac biomarkers, symptoms, and individualized follow up after certain cancer treatments.

A practical cardio-oncology guide to heart symptoms, echocardiograms, risk factors, and individualized follow up after cancer treatment.

Troponin and natriuretic peptides can support selected cardiac injury and stress surveillance during oncology treatment. Ask why each biomarker is ordered

Myocarditis from immune checkpoint inhibitors is uncommon but can be serious. Report new chest pain, unexplained weakness, palpitations, or breathlessness

HER2 targeted treatment with trastuzumab can be associated with declines in cardiac function in some patients. Ask which changes trigger additional

Anthracycline exposure can lead to ventricular dysfunction in susceptible patients. Preserve the dose record and ask how heart function will be

Baseline cardiac evaluation can clarify risk before a cancer therapy with recognized cardiovascular effects. Request an exact treatment list and planned

Radiation involving the chest may contribute to coronary, valvular, vascular, or pericardial disease years later. Keep the radiation treatment summary and

Some oncology therapies, steroids, pain, and kidney changes can worsen blood pressure control. Share a blood pressure log with both oncology and

Cancer survivorship planning should account for past therapies and shared cardiovascular risk factors. Ask for documented next steps for blood pressure,

Global longitudinal strain measures myocardial deformation and can detect some early functional changes during cardiotoxic treatment. Ask whether a change

Cardio oncology coordinates cardiovascular prevention, monitoring, and treatment with cancer care. Ask whether a personalized pretreatment cardiovascular

Certain chemotherapy, HER2 targeted therapies, and chest radiation exposures can affect cardiovascular health. Ask your oncology team for a treatment

How patients and oncology teams can explore cardiovascular review during cancer treatment and survivorship through My Heart Spark P.C.

Cancer treatment can change cardiovascular risk and monitoring needs during treatment and in survivorship. Preventive cardio-oncology is a specialized area of cardiology focused on assessing, reducing, and managing these risks while coordinating with your oncology and primary care teams. A consultation may be valuable if you have received anthracyclines, HER2-directed therapies, chest radiation, or other treatments associated with cardiovascular considerations; if you have hy

Studies suggest that individuals who have heart attacks may be at higher risk of developing cancer or cancer spreading or coming back.

Many of you are wondering and worrying about what happens when cancer spreads, such as when cancer spreads to the brain, or the bones.

Many kinds of cancer medications, and also radiation therapy to the chest, can injure the heart. Such as the notorious "red devil".