Resumen de Galician consensus on management of cardiotoxicity in breast cancer: risk factors, prevention, and early intervention

J. F. Cueva Bañuelos, Silvia Antolín Novoa, Lourdes Calvo Martínez, I. Fernández Pérez, Manuel Ramos Vázquez, Laura de Paz Arias, Jesús García Mata, Rafael López López, Manuel Constenla Figueiras, María Eva Pérez López, Ana González-Quintás, Mari Luz Pellón Augusto, Silvia Varela Ferreiro, T. López Fernández

• This Galician consensus statement is a joint oncologists/cardiologists initiative indented to establish basic recommendations on how to prevent and to manage the cardiotoxicity in breast cancer with the aim of ensuring an optimal cardiovascular care of these patients. A clinical screening of the patients before treatment is recommended to stratify them into a determined risk group based on their intrinsic cardiovascular risk factors and those extrinsic arose from breast cancer therapy, thereby providing individualized preventive and monitoring measures. Suitable initial and ongoing assessments for patients with low and moderate/high risk and planned treatment with anthracyclines and trastuzumab are given; also, measures aimed at preventing and correcting any modifiable risk factor are pointed out.