While anti-cancer therapies, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, and targeted therapy, are constantly advancing, cardiovascular toxicity has become a major challenge for cardiologists and oncologists. This has led to an increasing demand of cardio-oncology units in Europe and a growing interest of clinicians and researchers. The Heart Failure 2019 meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology in Athens has therefore created a scientific programme that included four dedicated sessions on the topic along with several additional lectures. The major points that were discussed at the congress included the implementation and delivery of a cardio-oncology service, the collaboration among cardio-oncology experts, and the risk stratification, prevention, and early recognition of cardiotoxicity. Furthermore, sessions addressed the numerous different anti-cancer therapies associated with cardiotoxic effects and provided guidance on how to treat cancer patients who develop cardiovascular disease before, during, and after treatment.

• Keywords
• Cancer, Cardiotoxicity, Heart failure,
• MeSH
• Cardiology organization & administration   trends   MeSH
• Cardiotoxicity * MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Neoplasms * complications   physiopathology   therapy   MeSH
• Heart Failure * complications   physiopathology   therapy   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH