Cardiovascular health of patients with cancer: Challenges abound
Jeffrey Shi Kai Chan, Raymond Chan, Yan Hiu Athena Lee, Danish Iltaf Satti, Edward Christopher Dee, Kenrick Ng, Alexandru Achim, Chi‐Fai Ng, Tong Liu, Gareth Matthews, Gary Tse, Vassilios S. Vassiliou
Abstract
Patients with cancer have elevated cardiovascular risks compared to those without cancer. As cancer incidence increases and cancer-related mortality decreases, cardiovascular diseases in patients with a history of cancer will become increasingly important. This in turn is reflected by the exponentially increasing amount of cardio-oncology research in recent years. This narrative review aims to summarize the key existing literature in several main areas of cardio-oncology, including the epidemiology, natural history, prevention, management, and determinants of the cardiovascular health of patients with cancer, and identify relevant gaps in evidence for further research.