**8. Conclusions**

CV complications of cancer and its treatment have become increasingly recognised as an important clinical issue, with the potential to cause acute complications during therapy. The field of cardio-oncology is relatively new but developing rapidly. The goal of this emerging subspecialty is to continue anti-cancer therapy without interruption, aiming at cancer cure and remission, or alternatively support the oncologist's choice between different anti-cancer therapies, in order to maintain survival free from cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In this context, standard and advanced echocardiography plays a pivotal role as the first-line imaging tool.
