Anthracycline chemotherapy impairs the structure and diastolic function of the left ventricle and induces negative arterial remodelling.

Background: Anthracycline affects various cell lines, which may contribute to left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and vascular remodelling.

Aim: To assess the complex influence of anthracycline chemotherapy on the echocardiographic parameters of LV systolic and diastolic function and indices of vascular function and structure.

Methods: 35 women (age 50 ± 9 years old) with breast cancer scheduled for standard anthracycline chemotherapy were enrolled into the study.

B-cell lymphoma in a 70 year-old male patient with a cardiac tumour.

We present a case of a 70 year-old male with B-cell lymphoma of which the first clinical presentation was cardiac infiltration. The patient underwent full chemotherapy with complete tumour regression. Kardiol Pol 2011; 69, 10: 1063-1065.