Cardio-Oncology Program

Montefiore Einstein Cardio-Oncology focuses on monitoring, diagnosing and treating cardiac complications resulting from cancer therapies, as well as preventing and treating cardiovascular disease in cancer survivors. We are ranked in the top 1% of all U.S. hospitals for cardiology, heart & vascular surgery and cancer care by U.S. News & World Report. We work collaboratively with Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is among the elite 1% of NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.

Our multidisciplinary team collaborates closely with medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, interventional cardiologists, arrhythmia experts, and heart failure specialists to offer comprehensive treatment of cardiovascular conditions associated with cancer therapies and to provide optimal and safe cancer treatment for patients who have, or are at risk of developing, heart disease.

Montefiore Einstein Cardio-Oncology uses some of the world’s most advanced cardiovascular imaging technology—including speckle tracking echocardiography; cardiac computed tomography; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and positron emission tomography (PET)—to detect cardiotoxicity at an early stage and achieve the best possible patient outcomes.

Some cancer therapies, including chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy, are associated with damage to the heart and the circulation system. The expert team at Montefiore Einstein Cardio-Oncology Program treats a wide range of cardio-oncology conditions, including: 

• Cardiomyopathy caused by cancer therapies
• Immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis
• 5-FU-associated coronary vasospasm
• Pericarditis/Pericardial effusion related to chest radiotherapy
• Hypertension related to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs)
• Lipid/cholesterol rearrangement related to cancer therapies
• Atrial fibrillation secondary to ibrutinib or other cancer therapies
• Coronary artery disease and heart attack related to cancer therapies
• Pregnancy in cancer survivors

Our team of cardiologists combines clinical evaluations with advanced cardiac imaging to diagnose and manage cardiovascular conditions in cancer patients, while coordinating care with oncologists to assess the risk of cardiovascular disease associated with cancer therapies. All cardio-oncology patients undergo comprehensive cardiac imaging, interpreted by our advanced cardiac imaging specialists who are equipped with world-class technology in advanced echocardiography, stress echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance, SPECT, and positron emission tomography (PET).