BC and Heart issues?

upnorthlive57
upnorthlive57 Member Posts: 41
in Breast Cancer #1
Good morning Sisters, here is my question, is there a link between BC and having heart issues? I had bilateral BC in 2009, surgeries in Jan 2010..lumpectomy and mastectomy ok yes chemo and radiation..now issue with my aortic valve?!!! Where is this comming from, anyone have an idea is it the chemo, what????

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  • butterflylvr
    butterflylvr Member Posts: 944
    #2
    I know some of the chemo
    I know some of the chemo drugs can effect the heart. My dosage was TAC and the Adriamycin (now called doxorubicin)can be hard on the heart. I had to have a muga scan done first to get a 3D image of my heart before I started treatment. So I wouldn't be surprised if chemo was the culprit.

    Hugs,
    Lorrie
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #3
    I, too, had ACT.....
    Adriamycin is known for being hard on your heart. I had issues with irregular heartbeat, etc, so badly that we skipped the last Adriamycin/Cytoxin infusion. BUT this was also after Carboplatin (also known for heart troubles) for the rectal cancer 6 months earlier.

    The good news? About a year ago (4 years post treatment) I was checked out by a cardiologist. He gave my heart an A. He said there was still some 'funny beats' occasionally, but,overall, my heart was back to healthy!

    Hugs, Kathi
  • upnorthlive57
    upnorthlive57 Member Posts: 41
    #4
    butterflylvr said:

    I know some of the chemo
    I know some of the chemo drugs can effect the heart. My dosage was TAC and the Adriamycin (now called doxorubicin)can be hard on the heart. I had to have a muga scan done first to get a 3D image of my heart before I started treatment. So I wouldn't be surprised if chemo was the culprit.

    Hugs,
    Lorrie

    Heart and chemo butterflyylvr
    thanks for the info yes i did the muga test first but since i have had a stress test and I am afraid I failed it.....so on the 18th of this month i see a heart doc wish me luck hope you are well..Linda
  • upnorthlive57
    upnorthlive57 Member Posts: 41
    #5
    KathiM said:

    I, too, had ACT.....
    Adriamycin is known for being hard on your heart. I had issues with irregular heartbeat, etc, so badly that we skipped the last Adriamycin/Cytoxin infusion. BUT this was also after Carboplatin (also known for heart troubles) for the rectal cancer 6 months earlier.

    The good news? About a year ago (4 years post treatment) I was checked out by a cardiologist. He gave my heart an A. He said there was still some 'funny beats' occasionally, but,overall, my heart was back to healthy!

    Hugs, Kathi

    kathim
    yes i have funny beats and something about my aoritic valve??? All new to me but I am nervous I really do not need it now...God Bless Linda

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