Echocardiography Imaging of Cardiotoxicity.

Heart disease is the most important cause of non-cancer death for patients with cancer. Addressing the cardiotoxic effects of anticancer therapies to prevent increased cardiovascular risk in this population is crucial. Echocardiography plays a big role in monitoring cardiotoxicity induced by cancer treatment. Many emerging modalities, including tissue Doppler imaging measures, speckle tracking imaging, and three-dimensional echocardiography, may provide improved sensitivity and specificity to detect cancer treatment-induced cardiotoxicity. Additional research is critical to define the value of both conventional and novel indices in guiding the clinical management of cancer treatment-induced cardiotoxicity.