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Revista Costarricense de Cardiología

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Abstract

UCLES VILLALOBOS, Vanessa  and  VARGAS CHAVES, Paula. Rehabilitación en cardiotoxicidad relacionada al cáncer. Rev. costarric. cardiol [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.1, pp.24-28. ISSN 1409-4142.

Introduction:

Cardiotoxicity is the harmful effect of the oncological treatment on hearth, specially chemotherapy, hormonal treatment , radiotherapy or immunotherapy.

Objectives:

The objective of this study is to undertake a systematic review of the international scientific literature to identify the effects on hearth which are potencially reversible through cardiac-oncological rehabilitation programmes.

Methods:

A MEDLINE review of the relevant literature between march 2010 and September 2019.

Results:

The early detection of cardiotoxicity allows the reversibility of the harmfull effects on hearth.

Conclusion:

Cardio-oncological rehabilitation is effective in improving prognosis, quality of live and survival on cancer patients.

Keywords : Cardiotoxicity; Cardiac-oncological rehabilitation; Cancer.

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