In this video, learn how certain cancer treatments may increase your risk of cardiovascular problems, according to Michelle Weisfelner Bloom, MD, Cardiologist at Stony Brook University Medical Center.
Dr. Bloom is a Cardiologist, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Dr. Bhusri is an attending cardiologist at the Lenox Hill Heart & Vascular Institute and an assistant professor of cardiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.
References
Alexandre, J., et al. (2020). Cardiovascular toxicity related to cancer treatment: A pragmatic approach to the American and European cardio-oncology guidelines. Journal of the American Heart Association.
Han, X., et al. (2017). Precision cardio-oncology: understanding the cardiotoxicity of cancer therapy. NPJ Precision Oncology.
Nair, N., et al. (2016). Heart failure in chemotherapy-related cardiomyopathy: Can exercise make a difference? BBA Clinical Journal.
National Cancer Institute. (2018). Heart problems: Investigating the cardiac side effects of cancer treatments.
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