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October 12, 2016JAMA Cardiology317 citations

A Population-Based Study of Cardiovascular Mortality Following Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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HAHusam Abdel‐QadirPAPeter C. AustinDLDouglas S. Lee

Key Result

Older women with early-stage breast cancer face significant cardiovascular mortality risk, highlighting the need for effective cardiovascular preventive therapy.

Key Points

  • This study investigates the impact of early-stage breast cancer on cardiovascular mortality in older women.
  • Conducted a population-based analysis focusing on older women with early-stage breast cancer.
  • Examined cardiovascular death as a competing risk following breast cancer diagnosis.
  • Evaluated the necessity for cardiovascular preventive therapies post-diagnosis.
  • Increased rates of cardiovascular mortality were observed among older women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
  • Findings highlight the importance of cardiovascular health management for this population.

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Population
Older women with early-stage breast cancer
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Outcome
Cardiovascular mortalityhard clinical

Cardiovascular death is a significant competing risk in older women with early-stage breast cancer, highlighting the need for cardiovascular preventive therapy.

Abstract

Cardiovascular death is an important competing risk for older women with early-stage breast cancer. This finding mandates adequate attention to cardiovascular preventive therapy after diagnosis of breast cancer.

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Abdel‐Qadir et al. (2016) studied this question. Older women with early-stage breast cancer face significant cardiovascular mortality risk, highlighting the need for effective cardiovascular preventive therapy.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69696f2dd139f3696c2c8628https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2016.3841
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