Should patients with co-existing moderate-severe valvular disease (particularly AS and MS) and malignancy requiring radiation therapy undergo more frequent surveillance surface echocardiograms?

The answer is yes, for some patients with baseline moderate to severe valvular heart disease receiving radiation, with the heart in the radiation field (i.e. left breast, lung, esophageal cancers), they should have more frequent surveillance echocardiograms.

The 2020 ACC/AHA valve guidelines recommen...