Cancer survivors pose a unique challenge to primary care providers and cardiologists, as they are not only living longer but also presenting with competing risk factors.
“Multiple gaps exist in the routine cardiovascular care of the cancer survivor, especially around primary prevention efforts and surveillance for incident cardiovascular disease [CVD],” Steven Philips, MD, PhD, cardiology fellow at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and Vlad G. Zaha, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the center’s division of cardiology, wrote in a column for Cardiology Today.
Cancer survivors,
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