Association between Cardiac Metabolic Patterns in Oncological PET/CT and Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Contribution to the Early Investigation of Cardiotoxicity

Introduction

The advancement of cancer therapies in recent decades has radically transformed the prognosis of various types of cancer, significantly improving patient survival. However, this progress has brought a significant increase in cardiovascular (CV) complications.

In this scenario, cardio-oncology has established itself as an essential field, requiring diagnostic strategies with ever-increasing accuracy in the early identification of cardiological impairments, even in the subclinical phase, in addition to the implementation of appropriate monitoring and control plans.

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