Kunemiphumela ethile engemihle ehlobene nezimo zenhliziyo lapho kusetshenziswa imithi yokwelapha umdlavuza njenge-chemotherapy kanye ne-radiotherapy. Lezi zindlela zokwelapha zingase zilimaze inhliziyo, futhi imiphumela yazo engemihle ihlanganisa umfutho wegazi ophakeme, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungavamile, nokuhluleka kwenhliziyo. Lapho izinto ezinjalo zenzeka, udokotela angase akhethe ukulibazisa, alungise, noma akumise ngokuphelele ukwelashwa. Nokho, eminye yemiphumela emibi yokwelashwa ingase yenzeke ngemva kwesikhathi eside kakhulu futhi ihlale ingabonakali isikhathi esifushane.
Intuthuko yakamuva ku-immunotherapy ukwelashwa komdlavuza Kuye kwaboniswa ukuthi kuhlotshaniswa nengozi yemiphumela yenhliziyo kanye nemiphumela emibi.
Kodwa-ke, ucwaningo olwengeziwe luyadingeka futhi ukusiza ukwazisa izinqumo zomtholampilo mayelana nokwelashwa komdlavuza kanye nemiphumela emibi yenhliziyo. Ngenkathi belapha iziguli ezinomdlavuza, odokotela badinga ukweluleka isiguli ngezinye izindaba zezempilo ezingase zihlotshaniswe nezinkinga zenhliziyo ezifana nesifo sikashukela kanye ne-cholesterol. Ucwaningo olwengeziwe lusendleleni mayelana nalokhu.