Cardiac-Oncology Clinic
Heart care for patients before, during, and after cancer treatment.
In the Riverside Cardiac-Oncology clinic, doctors trained in heart disease (cardiologists) evaluate and treat patients who have heart disease or those who are at risk of heart disease before, during and after treatment for cancer.
The cardiologists work together with your cancer care team to provide a comprehensive, coordinated care plan for patients with a cancer diagnosis who may need heart care.
The goal of the team in the Cardio-Oncology Clinic is to ensure people can receive the most appropriate cancer therapy, while minimizing their risk of heart complications and treating any heart conditions.
Services
Cardiologists in the Cardio-Oncology Clinic may evaluate and treat people before, during or after cancer therapy who:
- Have a high risk of heart disease
- Have existing heart disease
- Develop heart disease or heart complications after cancer therapy
Services Offered by Cardiologists Include:
- Offering advice and guidance to people with a high risk of heart disease or existing heart disease before cancer therapy and evaluating how to prevent, monitor and treat heart conditions
- Discussing cancer treatment options with oncologists for people at high risk of heart disease or existing heart disease
- Providing treatment for heart conditions, including heart medications if needed
- Monitoring people with heart disease or at risk of heart disease before and during cancer therapy with regular imaging tests and blood tests to look for signs of heart complications
- Monitoring and treating heart complications that may develop during or after cancer therapy as a result of taking certain chemotherapy drugs or receiving radiation therapy to the chest area
- Providing lifestyle coaching for people after cancer therapy, such as making lifestyle changes to help reduce the risk of heart disease and maintain health, including eating a heart-healthy diet and exercise