Impact of a cardio-oncology unit on prevention of cardiovascular events in cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

As the world population grows older, the co-existence of cancer and cardiovascular comorbidities becomes more common, complicating management of these patients. Here, we describe the impact of a large Cardio-Oncology unit in Southern Italy, characterizing different types of patients and discussing challenges in therapeutic management of cardiovascular complications.

Methods and results

We enrolled 231 consecutive patients referred to our Cardio-Oncology unit from January 2015 to February 2020. Three different types were identified, according to their chemotherapeutic statuses at first visit. Type 1 included patients naïve for oncological treatments, Type 2 patients already being treated with oncological treatments, and Type 3 patients who had already completed cancer tr

SUBMITTER: Cuomo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9065840 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature