Title:Promising Radiopharmaceutical Tracers for Detection of Cardiotoxicity in
Cardio-oncology
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
Author(s): Zahra Shaghaghi, Fatemeh Jalali Zefrei, Arsalan Salari, Seyed Amineh Hojjati, Seyed Aboozar Fakhr Mousavi and Soghra Farzipour*
Affiliation:
- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Department of
Cardiology, Heshmat Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
- Department of Pharmaceutical
Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
Keywords:
Radiopharmaceuticals, SPECT, PET, cardiotoxicity, cancer therapy, cardio-oncology.
Abstract: Cancer treatment has the potential to cause cardiovascular issues and can encourage the
appearance of all aspects of cardiac disease, including coronary heart disease, myocardial disease,
heart failure, structural heart disease, and rhythm problems. Imaging is required for both diagnostic
workup and therapy monitoring for all possible cardiovascular side effects of cancer therapy.
Echocardiography is the cardiac imaging gold standard in cardio-oncology. Despite advancements
in its use, this method is often not sensitive to early-stage or subclinical impairment. The use of
molecular imaging technologies for diagnosing, assessing, and tracking cardiovascular illness as
well as for treating, it is fast growing. Molecular imaging techniques using biologically targeted
markers are gradually replacing the traditional anatomical or physiological approaches. They offer
unique insight into patho-biological processes at the molecular and cellular levels and enable the
evaluation and treatment of cardiovascular disease. This review paper will describe molecularbased
single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography
(PET) imaging techniques that are now available and in development to assess post-infarction cardiac
remodeling. These methods could be used to evaluate important biological processes such as
inflammation, angiogenesis, and scar formation.