A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Jacqueline Aparecida Borges, Mônica Maria Pena Quintão, Sergio S. M.C. Chermont, Hugo Tannus Furtado de Mendonça Filho, Evandro Tinoco Mesquita
Jacqueline Aparecida Borges, Mônica Maria Pena Quintão, Sergio S. M.C. Chermont, Hugo Tannus Furtado de Mendonça Filho, Evandro Tinoco Mesquita
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20180027
Abstract In chronic diseases like cancer and heart failure (HF), fatigue is a common and complex symptom from an etiological and pathophysiological point of view, thus, a relevant issue in the recent area of oncocardiology. Fatigue is prevalent in 80-90% of the oncological patients treated with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy and affects approximately 50-96% of the individuals with IC. The toxicity attributed to chemotherapeutic agents can determine the patients’ degree of fatigue and may even predict their survival. In recent decades, […]
Keywords: Heart Failure / physiopathology; Neoplasms / physiopathology; Cardiotoxicity / complications; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Neoplasias / drug therapy