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Which molecular biomarkers do you favor to risk stratify patients (without CV risk factors) before and after undergoing treatment with cardiotoxic cancer treatments?

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Cardiology · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

In general, troponin, NTproBNP or BNP, and lipid panel are the main biomarkers I use for CV risk stratification prior to cancer therapy. Baseline troponin and NTproBNP are primarily useful for cancer therapies that may cause cardiomyopathy or myocarditis (i.e. anthracyclines, anti-HER2 therapies, VE...

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