Heart shield for chemo: carvedilol may protect breast cancer Patients' hearts

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Females * At least 18 years old * Diagnosed with Stage I-III breast cancer with treatment plan to include therapy with anthracyclines and/or trastuzumab in the adjuvant or neo-adjuvant setting * Study team is able to obtain all necessary information for calculating Cardiotoxicity Risk Score (including echocardiographic measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction) Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breast feeding. Due to unknown risks and potential harm to the unborn fetus a negative pregnancy test within 10 days prior to enrollment is required in women with child-bearing potential. Due to the potential nursing infant harm, women who are currently breast feeding are not eligible for this study. * Contraindication to carvedilol * Baseline systolic blood pressure \< 90mmHg (if multiple blood pressures are available in the medical record within 1 month prior to screening, the average SBP will be considered) * Baseline heart rate \< 55 bpm consistent with severe bradycardia (if multiple resting heart rates are available in the medical record within 1 month prior to screening, the average heart rate will be considered) * Allergy to carvedilol * History of bronchial asthma or related bronchospastic conditions * Known history of sick sinus syndrome * Severe hepatic impairment, defined as serum bilirubin \> 3.0x ULN, AST or ALT \> 5.0 ULN within 28 days of enrollment * Second- or third-degree AV block, as determined by electrocardiogram * Severe bradycardia (unless permanent pacemaker is in place) * Patients in cardiogenic shock or decompensated heart failure requiring the use of IV inotropic therapy * Current use of: Bupropion (Wellbutrin), Fluoxetine (Prozac), Paroxetine (Paxil), Quinidine (Quinidex), Duloxetine (Cymbalta), Digoxin * Current treatment with beta blocker * Unable to provide consent