Alle kandidater til behandling med Herceptin, men specielt patienter som tidligere har fået anthracykliner og cyclophosphamid (AC), skal have foretaget en kardial vurdering ved baseline, inklusive anamnese og objektiv undersøgelse, EKG, ekkokardigrafi, eller MUGA scanning eller magnetisk resonans scanning.
All candidates for treatment with Herceptin, but especially those with prior anthracycline and cyclophosphamide (AC) exposure, should undergo baseline cardiac assessment including history and physical examination, ECG, echocardiogram, or MUGA scan or magnetic resonance imaging.