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The emerging role of echocardiography-based techniques in cardio-onco-hematology

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: In decades, the overall survival rate for cancer patients has improved significantly with continuous advances in cancer treatment technologies. However, cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) has been one of the most worrying side effects, particularly in patients with hematological malignancies (HM), affecting the quality of life for cancer survivors. Early detection and prompt treatment are of vital importance. Echocardiography-based techniques can even identify subclinical myocardial damages, which is crucial for preventing irreversible myocardial damage. Conventional transthoracic echocardiography, speckle tracking imaging, myocardial work and stress echocardiography can assess myocardial global and segmental systolic function in multiple aspects. A significant decline of those parameters indicates that cardioprotective therapy should be initiated with close monitoring. This review will discuss the diagnosis and prognostic role of echocardiography-based techniques in patients with HM.

Source: Frontiers in Oncology

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1696096

Authors: Yichan Zhang, Mingxing Xie, Jing Wang, Bo Zhang

Institutions: China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Wuhan Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Language: English

Topic: Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801