Amy M. Ahnert

Cardio-Oncology Investigations Begin to Uncover More Links Between CVD and Breast Cancer

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Newer risk factors, prevention measures, and cancer treatments that may cause cardiovascular disease (CVD) are among several facets beyond well-known shared risk factors that are crucial to examine as research on the link between CVD and breast cancer advances. Findings have indicated that patients with CVD may be more likely to be diagnosed with advanced … Read more

A Cardiologist Highlights the Interwoven Elements of CVD and Breast Cancer

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Patients with more advanced breast cancer at diagnosis are more likely to have prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD), and additional data suggest that further drilling down into specific variables including type of heart disease, newer as well as traditional risk factors, and treatments for CVD are critical next steps in teasing out the association between the … Read more