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Table 2 Demographics, referral indications and cardiovascular disease identified during cardio-oncology clinic

From: Lessons learnt in the first year of an Australian pediatric cardio oncology clinic

 

N=

Percent

Sex

  

 Male

 22

 59.5%

 Female

15

40.5%

Age

37

 

 0–5

3

 8.1%

 5–10

10

27%

 10–15

13

35.1%

 15–18

11

29.7%

Disease

37

 

 Leukaemia Post HSCT

9

24.3%

 Ph + ALL Post HSCT

2

5.4%

 ALL

6

16.2%

 AML

4

10.8%

 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

3

8.1%

 Non-Malignant Disease Post HSCT

2

5.4%

 Sarcoma

4

10.8%

 Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

1

2.7%

 PVL

1

2.7%

 Brain tumour

2

5.4%

 Wilm’s Tumour

1

2.7%

 APML

2

5.4%

Reason for Referral

  

 Family history of genetic cardiac disease

1

2.7%

 Hypertension

1

2.7%

 New Murmur

1

2.7%

 CAD > 250 mg/m2 and TKI

2

5.4%

 CAD > 250 mg/m2 and immunotherapy

1

2.7%

 CAD > 250 mg/m2 (off treatment)

5

13.5%

 AYA pregnant after cancer therapy

1

2.7%

 Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

1

2.7%

 BRAF inhibitor

2

5.8%

 Pre-existing or elevated biomarkers

1

2.7%

 Left ventricular dysfunction (on treatment)

9

24.3%

 Left ventricular dysfunction (off treatment prior TKI)

1

8.1%

 Left ventricular dysfunction (off treatment)

2

5.8%

 Any dose anthracycline and radiotherapy >15Gy with mediastinum in field

1

2.7%

 Risk of QTc prolongation

1

2.7%

 Other cardiac indication

2

5.4%

 Off treatment (other indication)

3

8.1%

 Family HX Bicuspid Valve

2

5.4%

Cardiovascular disease identified in clinic

  

 Hypertension

12

32.4%

 Myocardial Infarction

0

0%

 QTc prolongation

2

5.4%

 Atrial Fibrillation

0

0%

 Accelerated atherosclerosis

0

0%

 Conduction disorder

0

0%

 Arterial thrombotic event

0

0%

 Left ventricular dysfunction

7

18.9%

 Aortic Regurgitation

1

2.7%

 Metabolic Syndrome

1

2.7%

 BVD Needing Cascade Testing

2

5.4%

 Other

2

5.4%

  1. Abbreviations: ALL acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, AML acute myeloid leukaemia, APML acute promyelocytic leukaemia, AYA Adolescent and young adult, BMF Bone Marrow Failure, BVD Bicuspid Valve Disorder, CAD Cumulative Anthracycline Dose, HSCT Haematopoietic stem cell transplant, MTOR mammalian target of rapamycin, PVL pigmented villonodular synovitis, SCD sickle cell disease, TKI tyrosine kinase inhibitor, VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor