What is cardiotoxicity?
Cardiotoxicity impairs or damages the heart. This condition is often caused by a drug that initiates a toxic response in cardiac tissue. It can also occur as a complication of anorexia nervosa and from exposure to heavy metals.
How do members experience cardiotoxicity?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cardiotoxicity*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Chest pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for cardiotoxicity*
Who has cardiotoxicity on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 0 | |
30s | 0 | |
40s | 4 | |
50s | 2 | |
60s | 0 | |
70+ | 1 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 3 | |
Female | 4 |