Cardio-Oncology in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond.

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a global pandemic and public health crisis. Increasing waves of intermittent infectious outbreaks have dramatically influenced care among broad populations. Over the past 2 decades, there has been a rapid increase in cancer survival, with >400 000 new survivors each year. The increasingly common presence of cardiovascular disease in patients during or after cancer treatment led to the rapid growth of the field of cardio-oncology with a mandate of identifying, treating, and preventing the various forms of cardiovascular disease seen among this population. This review evaluates the implications of the pandemic on the practice and study of cardio-oncology. The evolving understanding of the relationship between comorbid disease and clinical ou

SUBMITTER: Addison D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7792393 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature